Elon Musk unveils Tesla robot that's 'intended to be friendly' after warning that AI will take over humanity

Tesla is building a humanoid robot "sometime next year" called the Tesla Bot, announced at the company's AI Day event. The robot will use the same artificial intelligence that the electric car company uses for its vehicles, will be approximately 173 centimetres tall (5ft 8in), weigh around 57kg, and be built from "lightweight materials" with a display somewhere on its body to show information. Mr Musk says the robot is "intended to be friendly and navigate through a world built for humans" but will be built at a "mechanical level" so someone could "run away from it, and most likely overpower it." Tesla's website says the robot is general purpose for jobs that are "unsafe, repetitive or boring", such as going to a shop and picking up groceries. "Essentially, in the future, physical work will be a choice. If you want to do it, you can, but you won't need to do it", Mr Musk said.