There were announcements every week in 2023 on Large Language Models. It appears that there will be similar pace of announcements with humanoid robots in 2024. The leaders are Teslabot, Sanctuary AI and Figure. However, there are dozens of other companies. Nextbigfuture has written just days ago that Elon Musk will likely speed up the …
Humanity needs to simplify the technology and products for our civilization but make them fully scalable and self-replicating. The technologies that we pick to scale need to be ones that we can increase to a thousand times our current levels with manageable pollution and side-effects at those scales. We will soon have billions or trillions …
Factory and electric car expert Sandy Munro says the Teslabot can perform all factory assembly line tasks. He says based upon what I saw. Sandy Munro has been given special tours of the Tesla factories. He says he thinks Teslabot will on the real Tesla production lines later in 2024. IF this is true then …
Google’s Gemini LLMs (Large Language Model) produced a new math discoveries and solves real-world problems. This is a significant step to AGI. The AI is speeding up progress in math and science. This is the first time a new discovery has been made for challenging open problems in science or mathematics using LLMs. FunSearch discovered …
Dr. Scott Walker points out that the Logo usually goes on a product when prototyping is complete. There would be a huge impact for Tesla if one hundred thousands Teslabots can be made and used the Tesla factories. Usually, the logo goes on when prototyping is complete. pic.twitter.com/Y2pTyNtwPW — Scott Walter, PhD (@GoingBallistic5) December 13, …
Tesla has introduced Optimus Gen 2. • Tesla designed actuators and sensors • 2-Dof actuated neck • Actuators integrated electronics & harnessing • 30% walk speed boost • Foot force/torque sensing • 22lb (10kg) weight reduction • Better hands, able to handle eggs and other delicate work There’s a new bot in town 🤖 Check …
Dr Alan Thompson has been closely tracking all AI and large language models at lifearchitect.ai. Alan believes the Q Star rumors are a red herring but he has been saying the critical next steps to go to 60-80% AGI are humanoid robotics. Humanoid robotics that are could pass Steve Wozniak’s test of AGI: walk into …
Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock says “If we can just get humanoids to do work that humans are not wanting to do because there’s a shortfall of humans, we can sell millions of humanoids, billions maybe.” At the moment, however, Adcock’s firm doesn’t have a prototype that’s ready for market. Figure AI raised a $70 …
At minute 72 of the interview : Elon italks about the shortage of energy for AI compute in about 1 year. Elon wants the Teslabot to be able to pick up a needle and thread and then thread the needle by just looking and using its hands. He thinks this could be possible in about …
China’s government is calling for the Rapid Development of Humanoid Robots. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a nine page guideline yesterday: ⦿ Establish a humanoid robot innovation system, make breakthroughs in key technologies and ensure supply of core components, by 2025 ⦿ Humanoid robots should become an important new engine of economic …
A discussion with Randy Kirk on how rapidly Teslabot and FSD can be developed and scaled next year. How much financial impact will each make next year ? How fast and how world-changing can things get by 2030 and 2040? Billions in addition profits in 2024 to completely changing our world and civilization by 2040. …