When his past company Tesla was incorporating more automation and elements of robotics into its production of the Tesla Model 3 in 2018, the company ran into various issues.<\/p>\n
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This article is part of TechRadar Pro’s QOTD project to provide an insight into the minds of the brightest and most recognized figures in the technology industry today and in years gone by. Read the full series here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elon Musk summarized the issue while issuing comments during a shareholder meeting<\/a> in June that year, suggesting the approach to automation wasn’t conducive to actually increasing productivity.<\/p>\n Latest Videos From Specifically, the robots installed struggled with automating final assembly tasks (such as placing flexible trim pieces and hoses) \u2013 with Musk also later tweeting<\/a> that the company made a mistake in implementing “excessive automation”.<\/p>\n The lesson was that automating anything and everything within scope was a mistake because there were certain tasks that humans are, and continue to be, strong in. Qualities that robots have, and continue to, lack may include dexterity and cognitive reasoning.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n The future of robotics<\/p>\n Tesla’s push into robotics has continued at pace since then, with the company’s Tesla Optimus soon to enter mass production with a targeted $25,000 retail price.<\/p>\n But whether the technology has advanced enough to make a mark remains to be seen. These qualities include advanced AI, as well as cognitive reasoning and contextual understanding necessary to understand and operate within the physical world.<\/p>\n We’ve seen plenty of examples of humanoid robots that look the real deal \u2013 but still cannot engage in tasks<\/a> that require a high level of dexterity and understanding to perform well in real-world scenarios<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/media\/img\/techradar_logo_v2.svg\"){kind=logo}
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