The video posted by the billionaire on Saturday in X was of such low quality that it looked like it was shot on a phone that was relevant two decades ago.

At the time, the video had been viewed by more than 30 million users, but as Gizmodohalf an hour later, Musk replaced it with a higher-resolution video. (Interestingly, edited tweets usually display a note at the bottom about the correction and the time when it happened — but Elon’s post does not.)
Optimus strolling around the lab pic.twitter.com/E25ttHGsF0
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 24, 2024
Meanwhile, users competed with the robot in a joke competition under the post, offering their own versions of why the video was so poorly made:
Same photographer? pic.twitter.com/9ZvWzryXXC
— greg (@greg16676935420) February 24, 2024
30% faster I guess. pic.twitter.com/CNF2OnZWcm
— 한테타 (한국에서 테슬라 타기) (@Hanteta_) February 24, 2024
Looks like bro filmed this on a 2002 Nokia 7650. pic.twitter.com/Hm1G5c3s6a
— Pope of Muskanity (@RationalEtienne) February 24, 2024
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