The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/13/24269131/tesla-optimus-robots-human-controlled-cybercab-we-robot-event

23 Comments

  1. KoalityKoalaKaraoke on

    Every miraculous silicon valley technology relies on minimum wage Indians or Colombians to perform the actual miracle.

  2. Just like the Robotaxi was being remote controlled by the engineer visibility off to the side using their phone

    Elon is a fraud and his only hope of not being investigated by the SEC and FBI is for Trump to win the election

  3. I_Never_Use_Slash_S on

    Does this mean I won’t be getting a robot that can do dishes, file my taxes, and give me a deep tissue massage for $20-30k?

  4. Yeah so prototypes don’t have to be fully functional, plus they clearly stated that they are controlled by humans.

    This article is a no-shit-sherlock downvote from me.

  5. AvailableMilk2633 on

    What’s weird to me is this guy also runs a legit company that literally caught a rocket booster today.

    I think he genuinely believes his own bs, the difference is that at Tesla he doesn’t have miracle workers who can deliver on his insanity.

  6. Yep. In watching their interactions there was a human fluidity to some of it that, if pure AI, would indicate a 100x improvement in AI robot control. And that’s just not plausible. Especially given how autonomous driving is still struggling.

    That said, even the remote control precision was impressive. It’s not that there’s no interesting or good tech here, but it’s a step forward for Tesla, putting them in competition with Boston Dynamics and some Japanese firms. It’s not revolutionary.

  7. foundafreeusername on

    They could have easily said that the robots use AI to walk but the rest is remote operated. Tesla could even sell it as a feature for remote operation / remote maintenance for businesses. I wonder if they purposely avoided it to get exposure through the controversy. Having people guess about what is real and what is not probably gets more attention.

  8. Remote controlled robots. And people were tweeting like fools about the most amazing ai-droids. People are gullible.

  9. He says he asked but his video is just of an interaction with an Optimus neither confirming or denying. That isn’t “proof” either way.