Elon Musk: Tesla Bot could develop a personality & become a companion

Elon Musk: Tesla Bot could develop a unique personality and become a companion

Electrek.co by Fred Lambert

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[{"selector":"#anim-e6b5bc90-c04e-4cc0-9316-3d828e0b9638","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He says Tesla Bot could make an “incredible buddy like C3PO or R2D2.”

[{"selector":"#anim-e66fe561-ded1-4b00-9d97-d7871c12708c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Earlier this year, Musk announced plans for Tesla Bot , a humanoid robot equipped with artificial intelligence aimed at completing general repetitive tasks.

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[{"selector":"#anim-27726c27-9182-46f5-8d6a-66b79b0dc4d6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] On the Lex Fridman podcast, Musk was asked if he considered a potential companionship role for the Tesla Bot either as an assistant or even a friend.

[{"selector":"#anim-9f50395d-eedb-4997-8311-6aa2a8c2dea8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Musk answered: I think the possibilities are endless. It’s not quite in Tesla’s primary mission directive of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy, but it’s an extremely useful thing for the world to make a humanoid robot that is capable of interacting with the world and helping in many different ways.

[{"selector":"#anim-400983a3-f2d6-431f-986e-34eb2488f7ee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more about Elon Musk's claims about the Tesla Bot and watch the full video interview at Electrek.co.