I invested a little into Tesla stock just because I like the company. Its been funny to me that pretty much any news, good or bad, makes the stock fall.
New prototype robotic charging arm? stock down ~8%
Tesla unveils new car-charging robo-snake
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Re: Tesla unveils new car-charging robo-snake
#32That is an interesting video to watch. I immediately imagine a self driving car, on its way to pick me up, swinging by this robot arm to charge up. I wonder if it would be possible for something like this to provide a charge while moving? Like airplanes that can be fueled in the air. I suspect the energy to keep the charger itself moving would make that a pretty inefficient way of doing things, but it's fun to imagin…
The weight of the battery needed to charge a Tesla at anything like a 'fast' rate would be huge ... there's no efficient way of then propelling such a heavy battery along without then needing even more heavy batteries or a big ICE engine. So nope. I think this is meant to complement the (as yet unreleased) Tesla can-park-itself-in-your-garage feature.
The tyranny of the self driving self driving car refueling bot.
Re: Tesla unveils new car-charging robo-snake
#33As a native Michigander I continue to be amazed at how Tesla is able to out innovate Detroit. After 100+ years of gasoline powered automobiles where is the gas robo snake?
https://youtu.be/0bZ2u5UnApA
Thanks, but note that it wasn't created by a member of the Big 3 ;<(. I cannot wait to be able to order fuel Uber-like on my phone and have it fill the tank. Detroit needs this now as it would practically eliminate car jacking.
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#34After watching this GIF, I imagined what it would feel like walking past a charging station with this thing on it. How it slowly turns its 10KV-charged head towards me. "- You definitely do look like a charging socket to me. - I really do not. Look, I am human... - No, you really do. You just need a quick charge..."
Hey, free electricity at least.
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#35Unveils?? This looks way too bad to be anything more than a sloppy prototype.
Re: Tesla unveils new car-charging robo-snake
#36As a native Michigander I continue to be amazed at how Tesla is able to out innovate Detroit. After 100+ years of gasoline powered automobiles where is the gas robo snake?
Are you kidding me? We've had Truckasaurus for decades. I mean how is this not impressive? http://youtu.be/r1KsTWegnOs
Re: Tesla unveils new car-charging robo-snake
#37That is an interesting video to watch. I immediately imagine a self driving car, on its way to pick me up, swinging by this robot arm to charge up. I wonder if it would be possible for something like this to provide a charge while moving? Like airplanes that can be fueled in the air. I suspect the energy to keep the charger itself moving would make that a pretty inefficient way of doing things, but it's fun to imagin…
The weight of the battery needed to charge a Tesla at anything like a 'fast' rate would be huge ... there's no efficient way of then propelling such a heavy battery along without then needing even more heavy batteries or a big ICE engine. So nope. I think this is meant to complement the (as yet unreleased) Tesla can-park-itself-in-your-garage feature.
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Re: Tesla unveils new car-charging robo-snake
#38As a native Michigander I continue to be amazed at how Tesla is able to out innovate Detroit. After 100+ years of gasoline powered automobiles where is the gas robo snake?
The gas robo snake was retired after it caused a massive fire.
Re: Tesla unveils new car-charging robo-snake
#39Finally a consumer application for a robotic arm!
Re: Tesla unveils new car-charging robo-snake
#40Somehow this feels like an overcomplicated / expensive solution given that they control both the car and the charger. How much would it cost to install a robosnake in my garage. Could they put a charging port on the back of the car that you back onto something? Or something on the floor that you drive over? There has to be a cheaper solution. If a Roomba can do it we must be able to. I mean, that wouldn't be backward…
Tesla's #1 goal seems to be "show people fun" then "be practical" is a few more numbers down the list of how to promote the brand. (Though, we all agree that "in seconds battery swap" was a scam, right? They just did it to meet regulatory guidelines temporarily by playing an on-stage magic trick.)
Tesla is like if Apple showed all their designs as they are developed (then 95% trashed) instead of waiting 3 years to show only magic finished products.
that wouldn't be backwards compatible
The MO of Tesla so far has been "BACKPORT ALL THE THINGS!" They don't seem to be fans of creating new-model-only features when they can engineer even a complicated solution for all existing models.