Elon Musk’s Humanoid Robot Faces Concerns from Experts

JankariGyan Created By Sweti 27 Sept 2022

The job listings of Elon Musk's Texas-based Tesla company reveal that

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Tesla intends to build hundreds of human-like robots (also known as humanoid) in its manufacturing facilities.

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The robots are known as Tesla Bot or Optimus. Musk claims that Tesla Bots' number Tesla Bots could one day be a million in the world.

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Musk stated in an TED Talk that robots could be employed in homes to help with household chores as well as care for elderly people.They may even be a friend.

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What are the main issues robots have to confront ?

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Humanoid robots have a problem. One of them is that they struggle dealing with unpredictability in situations.

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If an unexpected event occurs that isn't expected, adapting and adjusting to these kinds of events is extremely difficult.

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Experts suggest that regardless of whether Musk's robotics exhibit the basics of abilities,

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it would be difficult for him to prove to people that robots can be as capable as human beings.

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$193,000 flying car requires only a driver’s license

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