Boston
Dynamics' new "Atlas" robot is a game changer, not just for
companies, but for society, Insider.com CEO Jason Calacanis said
Wednesday.
"This
is really the end of manual labor. When you watch this video, he's
walking through the snow; he's wobbly, but he gets back up,"
the tech investor told CNBC's " Squawk Alley ."
"Manual
labor is going to end in our lifetime, and in this video you can see
how close we really are. It's a huge societal issue with jobs, but
it's going to be a huge lift in terms of efficiency of companies that
nobody expected."
The Alphabet
(GOOGL)-owned robotics company released a video on Tuesday of the
Atlas, in which it moves boxes and gets back up after being knocked
down.
"It's
super eerie. In 10 years, the idea is going to be 'would you let this
[robot] put your kids to bed? Would you let it change your kid's
diaper?'" Calacanis said. "That's how fast this is
going to advance. It's picking up packages right now. These things
are going to be walking down the street 10 to 15 years from now,
delivering pizzas; they're going to be in your office moving packages
around."
Calacanis
also noted that Amazon.com (AMZN)'s offices currently have robots
executing simple tasks and "eliminating human jobs."
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