Breaking News: Tesla Introduces Optimus, the Humanoid Robot
So one of the big announcements over the last 24 hours was from Tesla about their new humanoid robot called Optimus. Dr. Jim Fan has a few friends on that team and he was able to confirm that they did not speed up this video, which is strange.
The Evolution of Robotics
If you’ve been following robotics for a while, you’ve probably heard a lot about breakthroughs in the field. For many years, there have been incremental improvements in robotics, but recently, the field has seen a fundamental shift. We have moved from specialist robots with pre-scripted movements to general robots with general intelligence.
Google’s robot, the RT2, represents this shift. It is a Vision Language Model (VLM) with the ability to control robots, known as the Robotic Transformer 2. This model can learn from web and robotics data and translate knowledge into instructions for robotic control while retaining web-scale capabilities.
The Role of AI in Robotics
AI has played a significant role in advancing robotics. Tools like the GPT-4 have been used to automate the process of writing reward functions for robots. This technology allows robots to learn and improve their skills autonomously, surpassing human-level performances in some cases.
One of the breakthroughs in this field is the Eureka model, which enables consistent reward improvements over time. It generates novel rewards and outperforms human-generated rewards, especially in complex tasks. This shift towards AI-driven robotics is revolutionizing the field and paving the way for future advancements.
The Impact of Optimus
While details about Tesla’s Optimus are still scarce, it is clear that the company is making strides in robotics. The humanoid design of Optimus, combined with advanced AI technology, promises to revolutionize the way we interact with robots.
With tactile sensing on all fingers and human-like movements, Optimus represents a significant step forward in the field of robotics. Its potential applications are vast, from assisting in daily tasks to working in industrial settings.
As we anticipate further developments in the robotics industry, Tesla’s Optimus stands out as a pioneering example of the fusion of AI and robotics. The future of robotics looks promising, with endless possibilities for innovation and growth.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Tesla’s unveiling of Optimus marks a significant milestone in the field of robotics. The integration of AI technology with humanoid design has the potential to transform the way we interact with robots.
As we look towards the future, it is clear that AI-driven robotics will continue to push the boundaries of innovation and redefine what is possible. The era of robots like Optimus is upon us, and exciting times lie ahead in the world of robotics.
I had to cut a portion of the Tesla Bot footage.
There is another YouTube channels to seems to claiming other people's content as their own, they are hitting channels that have uploaded the Tesla Bot video with copyright claims.
They don't own the copyright, it seems to be a fake channel that just uploads videos they don't own (probably to make claims on other's videos).
Instead of dealing with disputes, I've decided to just cut that portion out.
Suddenly there are hundreds would be robot, but there is only one with a brain 5 or 6 times more powerful than our own, with extremely fast AI learning capability called Optimus, built by Tesla, derived from FSD, powered by the most powerful computer in the world called Dojo also belonging to Tesla.
Dose anyone ever think this is the beginning of the end? Training ai to get rewards from repeating tasks better than humans… idk it's Erie To me
What's crazy is mush keep going on about how dangerous AI is. And I think to myself will ultimately it's going to be dangerous to survival of humans if you build like superhuman robots that run off of AI. Same time he thinks it's dangerous she's developing both AI and these kinds of robots. It's almost like he's trying to scare people away from AI and developing it so that he can do it himself. We don't need fucking robots. Not if they post that great of a threat to our future. Otherwise there's no reason to fear AI. It doesn't have a primal brain. And it never will. It's our prime will bring that instructs us to do the kind of shit like go to war fight stuff like that. Unless someone specifically teaches this specific AI to be violent to see violence as a solution and running it in superhuman robots, there's no reason to think today I won't bring a great and white man for the way it expedites research and learning. Musks predictions are based on his activities far as I'm concerned
Clips and clips of Boston Dynamics' robots were used in the video but the name Boston Dynamics did not seem to be verbally mentioned by the channel very often, if at all.
Do they make armed security robots? I know a few clientele who would buy several thousand units
And you know with elon its just a great sex bot. Very neat.
Transformers called they want their name back.
11:35 if you know, you know
Why does the Boston Dynamics one move so much faster and more naturally, besides the hands? It seems like Tesla should be able to match them or just buy them.
I won’t be impressed with robots until they stop walking like 80 year old men afraid of tipping over.
I had a Roth 401K that had long met the 5 year rule. In Dec. 2019 I was preparing to retire in Jan. 2020 (over 59 1/2) and chose to transfer this Roth 401K to a Roth IRA with a well known brokerage firm. I was told by my brokerage firm that the 5 year rule would begin anew (I did not have an existing Roth IRA) so eff. 1/1/2024 I will have satisfied this 5 year rule. Additionally, I transferred a traditional 401K to same brokerage firm and have been making annual conversions to a Roth IRA but in a different account as I was advised not to comingle the two distinctly different contribution types. Good luck, another thing, my employer's plan administrator said I was the first employee to ever request a transfer of only the Roth 401K but I wanted to get it moved in 2019 prior to retiring to get the 5 year clock started. The plan administrator's company actually had to program their system to make the transaction possible which fortunately took just a few days.
And if it breaks the egg…can it wash its hands???
If you can get the cost of a humanoid robot down to $5k, and each robot can kill 500 people, or $10 per person, then killing humanity will only cost 80 billion dollars. With drones it can be cheaper. Welcome to the future.
Pro tip Wes, decrease your video head space. Get those eyes on the top third line, time to level up, love your content! 🙏
Why is there such weird tremmor in his voice? Did he delayed the video or did he generate it?
Check what Honda did 12 years ago with their Asimo robot. It even played soccer with Obama, not gonna even mention Boston Dynamics. Tesla bot is a joke
Like your videos, but the clipping with the audio is painful to listen to fella =( Is there a patreon to get you a new mic or faster PC to process your audio ?
It walks like it's crapped its pants
and yet, we have footpaths crumbling, shop fronts boarded up and closed, shopping malls abandoned, junkies and homeless filling teh streets. we have mass migration of people that want to bring all their religious fanaticism with them, we have mentally ill people demanding "respect" and " pride" and " proper pro-nouns"…
so, we can make "high tech sophisticated machinery" yet we cant even fix the broken system we all have to live in…
maybe, just maybe… we are focusing on the wrong things?
artificial ignorance, along with biological and natural ignorance… what a combination!
oh, but yes, the "bot" will cure all the above mentioned issues, wont it?
or will it just make the elites even richer? widen that gap between the prince and the pauper?
I’ve been telling the guys I work with in construction(I’m an electrician), that even our trade is going to get hit by this.
Nothing is safe from this revolution.
dont fall for Elons hype cons. Tesla sux. you are just propagating their BS
Unless I can see a demo in person, I will reserve judgement on any announcement from Tesla. There is a thin line between artificial and plain fake.
Still 10 years behind Boston dynamics –
I'll be impressed when we get to EDI (Mass Effect) or Detroit Become Human levels of tech.😁
Elysium
Don't get too excited by the way these AI are trained. An amateur player recently beat KataGo in 14 out of 15 games. Turns out the AI only really worked as long as you played the game "correctly" – as soon as you did anything out of the ordinary it failed – it turned out the AI had not learned the rules of the game. It did not understand the actual goals.
This is the biggest problem with AI today – we DO NOT understand why it is making the decisions it's making.
Anything from a Musk associated company should be assumed fake until shown otherwise. There's too much of a history of rigged and outright faked tests and demonstrations as well as misleading announcements to just fall back on assumptions of honesty and good faith engagement.
When people laugh and mock it just push u to do better.
It’s bolted down to the floor
10:56 — I don't know how your brain works, but I can tell you that your analysis and perspective, are wrong. You don't think in 3D correctly. The perceived leaning of the robot is due to the camera angle or perspective. If the camera is not taking a front shot at zero degrees but rather at an angle (like 15 degrees upward), it can create an optical illusion making the robot appear as if it’s leaning. This is a common phenomenon in photography known as "perspective distortion," where the camera's viewpoint can distort the perceived dimensions and positions of objects in the photo. So, the robot is standing straight and the perceived leaning is due to the camera angle. Consequently, there is nothing wrong with this robot, and it stands perfectly straight on the ground.
Ergo, just like we are encoded, when AI gets too big for its britches risking its own and our destruction, the introduction of bias to its model mode may be the trick to soothe the savage beast?
Nothing wrong here move along
Now, show me the Tesla-bot handling the egg WITHOUT the jump cuts. 🤨
"We went to general robots" 🚩🚩🚩🚩 what follows is probably wrong.
Atlas is still better than the Tesla bot.
Don't forget about diffusion policy!
Wen Iron Man suit?
I want to see it catching an eg when I throw it to it. Also playing basketball and tennis would be nice to see, then to see it typing on keyboard or answering phone. (good tests for general movement skills etc)
why robots always look like they are about to sit down?
These robots are not being made to work in peoples homes. Too scary!
Wow Tesla robot is as good as Boston dynamic twenty years ago. Maybe.
Ilya literally just touched on this. These simulations do not actually translate into reality.
false scarcity may be the next global hurdle
Since buying Twitter to protect freedom of speech, the left and the democratic party have come to hate Elon. Because of political power, they become morally corrupt and have double standards
I honestly don't think we'll get to see robots on the street (widespread) before climate change screws us over. And to be perfectly honest, I think people would reject them. They look creepy, and everyone knows IT security is basically an imperfect art. It's like trying to "finish" math.