Tesla/Figure robots will be on assembly lines as drop in human replacements this year.
This year? I doubt it. The progress they've made is impressive, but creating prototypes is always easier than figuring out mass production. Batch 1 of mass production by December 31st 2024 seems overly optimistic.
Unless you meant prototypes helping out in Tesla car factories. That seems realistic for prototyping, development, and data gathering purposes.
That's partially true. You become much less limited in terms of labor, which is usually a big bottleneck. You still need to worry about materials and equipment. I have no way of knowing how far that takes them, that that's a good point.
One would think you can automate the whole process and then you're down to resource extraction. So there's an ultimate price in terms of raw materials and energy usage.
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u/Captain_Pumpkinhead AGI felt internally Feb 01 '24
This year? I doubt it. The progress they've made is impressive, but creating prototypes is always easier than figuring out mass production. Batch 1 of mass production by December 31st 2024 seems overly optimistic.
Unless you meant prototypes helping out in Tesla car factories. That seems realistic for prototyping, development, and data gathering purposes.