TeslaBot Battery: Cost Savings & Efficiency with Structural Battery Pack

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TeslaBot Battery: Cost Savings & Efficiency with Structural Battery Pack

Tesla's potential use of a structural battery pack in the TeslaBot could lead to cost savings, space efficiency, and increased rigidity and strength, with the company demonstrating a deep understanding of battery technology and production scale

Questions to inspire discussion

  • What is the potential use of a structural battery pack in the TeslaBot?

    The potential use of a structural battery pack in the TeslaBot could lead to cost savings, space efficiency, and increased rigidity and strength.

  • What is the legal ownership of a person's voice?

    The legal ownership of a person's voice has been shown through cases involving intent and clear imitation as key factors in determining ownership.

  • What is the power of suggestion in relation to the TeslaBot voice?

    The power of suggestion can lead people to believe that a voice sounds like someone else, but in reality, the voice actress was hired last year and the references to Scarlett had nothing to do with it.

  • What is the significance of Tesla's defensive patenting?

    Tesla is engaging in defensive patenting to protect themselves against potential future patent trolls, and it is unclear if the patents they applied for will be granted.

  • What are the potential applications of the TeslaBot battery pack?

    The TeslaBot battery packs can be used to power a robot and its equipment, and individuals skilled in the art can submit a provisional patent for it. 

 

Key Insights

TeslaBot Battery Technology

  • 🤖 The discovery of the Optimus battery pack patent hints at the potential use of a structural battery pack in TeslaBot.
  • 📏 The range of capacity in the cells is used to achieve the 22.3 kilowatt hours.
  • 🔋 The structural battery pack may aid in decreasing manufacturing costs and minimizing space occupied by the energy storage devices.
  • 🛠️ The structural battery pack and Optimus for support protection aim to achieve removal of components, weight, and cost savings in some embodiments.
  • 💪 Tesla's structural battery design offers a huge amount of rigidity and strength, showing a basic understanding of the structural loads and needs for it.
  • 🔋 Tesla has installed about a thousand batteries in each car, totaling in the billions, showing their understanding of longevity and production scale.
  • 📉 The likelihood of thermal runaway in the TeslaBot battery is incredibly low, with the highest chance being if it gets punctured by an object coming up through the road.
  • 🚗 Tesla has successfully implemented this design many times, producing thousands of them a week in Texas.
  • 🔋 Tesla is stuffing batteries into compartments, indicating potential advancements in battery technology.

Tesla's Strategic Patent Moves

  • 🤖 The patent for a humanoid bot with extra arms is a strategic move to cover their bases and protect their technology. 

 

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Clips 

  • 00:00 🔋 TeslaBot voice sounded generic, legal ownership of voice discussed, power of suggestion in voice recognition, Tesla possibly inspired by someone else's idea.
    • The speaker and Dr. Scott Walter discuss the negative reaction to the voice of the TeslaBot and how it sounded generic and unidentifiable.
    • The legal ownership of a person's voice has been shown through cases involving Bette Midler and Tom Waits, where intent and clear imitation were key factors in determining ownership.
    • The power of suggestion can lead people to believe that a voice sounds like someone else, but in reality, the voice actress was hired last year and the references to Scarlett had nothing to do with it.
    • The speaker suggests that Tesla may have been inspired by someone else's idea and is now implementing it.
  • 03:08 🤖 Legal implications of using voice replication for TeslaBot, including hiring Scarlett Johansson, and the potential consequences for voice actors and actresses involved.
    • Legal precedence may be a factor in determining intent in cases of voice replication, but testing the legal waters may be necessary to clarify the situation.
    • The hiring of Scarlett Johansson for TeslaBot doesn't seem to match the expectations of many people.
    • The speaker discusses the ownership and use of distinctive voices for commercial purposes.
    • The issue is that someone's voice may not be distinct enough to make a strong case, and using someone else's voice or hiring actors to mislead is not acceptable.
    • Celebrities' images are often used in advertisements without their consent, raising questions about when their image copyright expires.
    • Elon Musk and Adrien are discussing the potential legal implications of using a voice actor's voice without permission, and the potential consequences for the voice actress involved.
  • 07:49 🔋 Tesla is engaging in defensive patenting to protect their inventions, including the TeslaBot battery, from potential patent trolls, and the timing of the patent application is crucial for determining ownership.
    • The speaker discusses the possibility of certain patents being excluded and asks for input on the topic.
    • The speaker discusses a patent for an Optimus battery pack designed to handle loads from body parts of a robot and additional loads and load transfers.
    • Tesla released their patents in 2014, but defensive patents are necessary to protect inventions from being claimed by others, as seen in the case of a dentist patenting unclaimed computer graphics technology.
    • Tesla is engaging in defensive patenting to protect themselves against potential future patent trolls, and it is unclear if the patents they applied for will be granted.
    • The TeslaBot battery is likely patent pending, and the timing of the patent application is crucial for determining ownership.
    • Alexander Graham Bell and another person both invented the phone, but Bell got the patent first, and nowadays patents are done electronically.
  • 13:30 🔋 The TeslaBot battery likely uses 217 cells with a nominal voltage of 52V and a capacity of 22.3kWh, with structural and cooling aspects discussed, but caution needed in interpreting the patent application.
    • The battery cells in the TeslaBot are likely 217s, with a nominal voltage of 52 volts and a capacity of 22.3 kilowatt hours.
    • TeslaBot battery has 126 cells, with a capacity of 2.3 kilowatt hours, and a reduced mass of about a kilogram, with a diecast tray and stamped plate for the top.
    • The speaker discusses the structural and cooling aspects of the TeslaBot battery, including the use of air convection for cooling the battery and electronics.
    • The speaker discusses the possibility of the drawing being misleading due to inconsistencies in the ribbing and cylinder sizes, suggesting that it was intentionally thrown together to deceive.
    • The speaker discusses the generic placeholder in Tesla's patent application and the need to be cautious in interpreting it.
  • 17:44 🔋 TeslaBot battery has a cooling system, can perform human tasks, and navigate real-world environments using vision-based sensors, with potential applications in various types of vehicles.
    • The TeslaBot battery utilizes a cooling system that may involve fans and natural convection to pull air through and exhaust it.
    • The TeslaBot is designed to perform tasks that would normally require human effort, with some cases intentionally resembling a human, while in other applications, the robot is not constrained by human appearance.
    • Tesla is filing patents for a humanoid robot with extra arms, but the main focus is on the battery pack and its potential applications.
    • Tesla is not concerned about patent infringement and the TeslaBot may navigate real-world environments using vision-based sensor information, similar to how humans navigate and perform tasks.
    • The TeslaBot has a semantic understanding of the three-dimensional world and can be applied to various types of vehicles, including aerial ones.
    • TeslaBot battery packs can be used to power a robot and its equipment, and individuals skilled in the art can submit a provisional patent for it.
  • 25:13 🔋 Tesla is optimizing the battery design for the TeslaBot to decrease manufacturing costs and improve efficiency, using the energy storage device as a structural support element and exploring structural casting for the battery compartment.
    • The design philosophy of the TeslaBot may help decrease manufacturing costs by minimizing space occupied by energy storage devices and aiding in the venting direction of gas.
    • Tesla is working on optimizing the cost and efficiency of their battery cooling and structural design for their upcoming TeslaBot.
    • The energy storage device system serves as a structural support element, protecting the device from impacts and potentially eliminating the need for additional support structures, leading to cost and weight savings.
    • Tesla is looking at structural casting for the battery compartment, indicating a basic understanding of the design process and the needs for structural loads.
    • The TeslaBot battery is a structural component that may not be easily removable, but other components outside of it may still be salvageable.
  • 29:59 🔋 Tesla's durable and low-cost battery management system can handle dying batteries, and Optimus may be eligible for a $7,500 tax credit.
    • Tesla has produced a large number of vehicles with a huge amount of batteries, and the cost to replace the batteries is only about $300 each.
    • The TeslaBot battery is durable and unlikely to fail, with low risk of thermal runaway and puncture, making it a low-cost and serviceable item.
    • Tesla's battery management system can handle a dying battery in the pack, and Optimus should be eligible for a $7,500 tax credit.
    • The speaker discusses the use of various fasteners in a robot patent and the need to include outdated technology in patents.
  • 33:26 🔋 The speaker discusses the weight and structure of the TeslaBot battery, as well as potential cooling methods and related patents.
    • The speaker discusses the weight of the TeslaBot battery and how it affects the overall mass of the battery.
    • The servos are connected for the shoulder, and the structure is not designed to be taken apart, with the image being different from the previous one.
    • The speaker discusses the hardware board and cooling system of the TeslaBot, noting the placement of vents and fans for heat exchange.
    • The speaker discusses the potential use of muffin fans for active cooling in TeslaBot batteries and whether it is for patent purposes or not.
    • The outside part of the battery pack is designed as a single piece, which reduces cost and allows for a more rigid structure, making it easier to assemble and hang other components off of it.
    • Tesla has patents for stuffing batteries into compartments and there are other patents related to other Tesla products, including a hand patent, which may not inform us much about the 22 graphium hand.

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Duration: 0:39:12

Publication Date: 2024-05-25T17:40:11Z

WatchUrl:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ec8yVA_QWQ

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