A video of Tesla’s humanoid robot ‘Optimus’ was released, moving around avoiding people and obstacles and distributing water and popcorn to people. This is meant to reply to criticism that Optimus was moved by human manipulation eventually week’s event.
On the seventeenth (local time), Tesla released a 1 minute and 23 second video through The comment here is “Navigating by myself.”
Specifically, at the tip of the video, Optimus appears handing out bottled water and bags of popcorn to people. When people point to an object and indicate a number with their fingers, the article is picked up and handed over.
That is what Optimus showed off as a bartender to visitors on the robotaxi unveiling event on the tenth. On the time, it was revealed that the robot was remotely controlled, and it was criticized as a hoax.
This video is a response to the criticism on the time. Based on an official who requested anonymity, CEO Elon Musk personally approved the upload of this video.
On the time, CEO Musk said of Optimus, “It could do anything you place your mind to,” and gave examples akin to caring for children, walking dogs, mowing the lawn, buying groceries, and serving drinks. Nonetheless, when the very fact of handheld remote control was revealed, some attendees said they were “deceived” and even criticized it as a “hoax.”
After the video was posted, Milan Kobek, Optimus program supervisor, reaffirmed through
Nonetheless, he emphasized, “20 robots walked, balanced, and danced on their very own for 4 hours, apart from one fall,” and added, “We achieved significant improvements in whole body control and movement, hardware stability, and infrastructure.”
Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com
