News Devices 10-14-2024 at 09:09 comment views icon

Optimus robots at Tesla event… remotely controlled by humans

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Vadym Karpus

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Last week, Tesla held a We, Robot event to showcase its new self-driving cars Cybercab and Robovan. The company also paid considerable attention to its Optimus humanoid robots, which were a significant part of the show.

During the event, the robots mingled with the crowd, served drinks and played with guests, and danced in the gazebo. The most amazing thing is that they could even talk. But for the most part, it was just a show. You can see what it was like by watching various videos from the We, Robot presentation.

So far, however, Optimus robots have not yet reached a level of autonomy that allows them to respond to verbal and visual cues while talking face-to-face with people in dimly lit crowds. Event participant Robert Scoble learned that people «remotely assist» robots. He later clarified that, according to the engineer, robots use AI to walk. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas wrote that the «robots relied on teleoperation (human intervention) of the» robots.

There is obvious evidence to support these claims, such as the fact that all the robots have different voices or that their responses were instantaneous, with appropriate gestures.

There is no sense that Tesla was doing anything to make anyone think that the Optimus cars were acting on their own. In another video, in response to a question about how much the robot is controlled by AI, the Optimus voice jokingly said that «can be a little bit».



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