Why Tech Reviewers are Wrong about the Tesla Bot

Apparently I'm well against the grain on this one. This isn't meant to be a hit piece on MKBHD, he's just the first tech reviewer I came across who I was surprised to find had a very negative opinion about the Tesla Bot. I've been surprised to find that the vast majority of tech reviews seem to be very cynical about Tesla's announcement. Maybe the way it was announced somehow made people start thinking that they might have robot assistants in their homes next year? Let's talk about why I think there an obvious future in robotics, and why I think everyone is wrong to be cynical about this. === Table of Contents === 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - Why cars are fascinating 4:07 - Tesla's are not just cars 5:37 - Bad explanation of AI software neurons 7:17 - Why general use AI is limited by cars 9:26 - Specialized isn't always better 13:18 - Generalisation already won the smart phone market 16:32 - Why efficiency doesn't always matter 18:44 - Generalised robotics must interface with the human world 19:14 - Prototypes aren't meant to be products 20:14 - How long before robotics can be useful? 24:25 - Robots as interplanetary assistants 26:30 - It won't be a consumer product any time soon 27:06 - What does it mean for society? 29:55 - The use case for an average consumer 31:25 - Energy is not the issue for the humanoid form 33:30 - Shower thoughts... 34:38 - Wrapping up