Ken Goldberg

Right. Okay, the first thing to ask is how many takes were required? Many times they get to work once, and that's the video they show.

Right. Okay, the first thing to ask is how many takes were required? Many times they get to work once, and that's the video they show.

It's violent when it gets it wrong. In a research lab, that's what we're dealing with. It's always failing. You'd be lucky if you get it to work once. But so if you put it on YouTube, we'll say the success rate is one out of 200 or something. But nowadays, there's so much hype that is not putting those caveats in there.

It's violent when it gets it wrong. In a research lab, that's what we're dealing with. It's always failing. You'd be lucky if you get it to work once. But so if you put it on YouTube, we'll say the success rate is one out of 200 or something. But nowadays, there's so much hype that is not putting those caveats in there.

It's violent when it gets it wrong. In a research lab, that's what we're dealing with. It's always failing. You'd be lucky if you get it to work once. But so if you put it on YouTube, we'll say the success rate is one out of 200 or something. But nowadays, there's so much hype that is not putting those caveats in there.

Someone might say, I have to do that. That's how I'm going to get the next round of funding. But I really cringe about that because that goes against my instincts of I like to say under promise and over deliver. And I'm going to be really careful, never over promise about what we're doing or a result in a paper. We're always careful. Don't exaggerate the result.

Someone might say, I have to do that. That's how I'm going to get the next round of funding. But I really cringe about that because that goes against my instincts of I like to say under promise and over deliver. And I'm going to be really careful, never over promise about what we're doing or a result in a paper. We're always careful. Don't exaggerate the result.

Someone might say, I have to do that. That's how I'm going to get the next round of funding. But I really cringe about that because that goes against my instincts of I like to say under promise and over deliver. And I'm going to be really careful, never over promise about what we're doing or a result in a paper. We're always careful. Don't exaggerate the result.

And it really is a problem for robotics where you see the videos. And then the other thing is they can be teleoperated. And there's a human behind the curtain. Okay, so what about this Tesla robot?

And it really is a problem for robotics where you see the videos. And then the other thing is they can be teleoperated. And there's a human behind the curtain. Okay, so what about this Tesla robot?

And it really is a problem for robotics where you see the videos. And then the other thing is they can be teleoperated. And there's a human behind the curtain. Okay, so what about this Tesla robot?

Okay, so I know this is going to disappoint people when I tell you this, but it's far from being human-like in its abilities. In dexterity, it's very, very weak. It looks good, and there are beautiful designs. And they actually have made progress in the motors and the hardware so it can move more smoothly. And they're also getting very good at walking.

Okay, so I know this is going to disappoint people when I tell you this, but it's far from being human-like in its abilities. In dexterity, it's very, very weak. It looks good, and there are beautiful designs. And they actually have made progress in the motors and the hardware so it can move more smoothly. And they're also getting very good at walking.

Okay, so I know this is going to disappoint people when I tell you this, but it's far from being human-like in its abilities. In dexterity, it's very, very weak. It looks good, and there are beautiful designs. And they actually have made progress in the motors and the hardware so it can move more smoothly. And they're also getting very good at walking.

So there's definitely something positive there. But what can they do? And see, this triggers that old idea that we've had in the back of our mind, which is we want these things. We've been reading about them, watching them on movies and TV. We think they're going to come. And yet there's this huge gap. So if you watch carefully at the demos, they're being somewhat teleoperated.

So there's definitely something positive there. But what can they do? And see, this triggers that old idea that we've had in the back of our mind, which is we want these things. We've been reading about them, watching them on movies and TV. We think they're going to come. And yet there's this huge gap. So if you watch carefully at the demos, they're being somewhat teleoperated.

So there's definitely something positive there. But what can they do? And see, this triggers that old idea that we've had in the back of our mind, which is we want these things. We've been reading about them, watching them on movies and TV. We think they're going to come. And yet there's this huge gap. So if you watch carefully at the demos, they're being somewhat teleoperated.

That means that there's a human moving them around, essentially remote controlling them. Or if you watch what their hands are doing, they're very primitive. Now there's a lot of work trying to address that.

That means that there's a human moving them around, essentially remote controlling them. Or if you watch what their hands are doing, they're very primitive. Now there's a lot of work trying to address that.

That means that there's a human moving them around, essentially remote controlling them. Or if you watch what their hands are doing, they're very primitive. Now there's a lot of work trying to address that.