was not “super expensive” so that irms of all
shapes and sizes could invest in humanoid
robots that could join their workforce, but failed
to acknowledge the potential of organizations
replacing their employees with bots. Indeed,
Tesla employs 70,757 people around the world,
a great many of those in manual manufacturing
roles. If its robot entered the fore, it could
make thousands of Tesla workers redundant,
impacting low-paid, low-skilled, vulnerable
stafers, their families, and livelihoods.
HANDS-ON WITH TESLA BOT
When Apple announces a “one more thing” at
a special event, we might get an innovative
new product like an Apple Watch or the
announcement of the M1 chip. When Elon
Musk does it, he announces a robot that could
take over the world. The 125lb bot wasn’t there
at the event due to obvious reasons, though
there was a dancing robot (a man in a
bodysuit). Musk said that the machine will be
designed using lightweight materials and will
be limited to a speed of ive miles per hour so
that humans can overcome it in an emergency.
However, the robot is made to be stronger than
humans as it’s designed to stop them from
having to perform dangerous or repetitive
tasks, though there are no speciics on how
strong the robot would be, or how users would
deactivate it if necessary.
The Bot serves as a showcase for the company’s
Dojo supercomputer, which is designed to get
cars around without any human interaction.
Ganesh Venkataramanan, Senior Director for
Autopilot Hardware, spoke at the event to
share details on Dojo, which encompasses