Teslarati – Tesla confirms incredible Optimus hand demo was teleoperated
Editors note: Optimus robots aren’t a technology. They are just fancy puppets!
But the truly funny part is how much the blue-check Elon fanboys were fooled.
WTF this is like Boston Dynamics level already
— SpaceBasedFox ššššššššššš.ššš (@SpaceBasedFox) November 28, 2024
See original article by Simon Alvarez at Teslarati
A Tesla Senior Staff Software Engineer has confirmed that the remarkable new demonstration of Optimusās new hand was teleoperated. The new demonstration stunned many in social media, partly due to the dexterity and smoothness of Optimusā hand movements.
The demonstration was posted by the officialĀ Tesla Optimus accountĀ on social media platform X. The video was short, and it was simply caption as āGot a new hand for Black Friday.ā The contents of the clip were astounding, however, as it showed OptimusĀ catching two tennis ballsĀ using its upgraded hand.
In a follow-up post on X, Tesla Senior Staff Software EngineerĀ Julian IbarzĀ noted that catching a ball with Optimusā previous hand was almost impossible. He also mentioned that Optimusā hand in the recently-posted video features a great form factor. Most importantly, Ibarz confirmed that the Optimus unit in the video was teleoperated.
And i forgot to mention, but this is tele-operated.
— Julian Ibarz (@julianibarz) November 28, 2024
āOur new hand is much closer to a human hand capability. Itās even faster and has much more degrees of freedom which will allow us to do many more tasks such as catching a ball which was almost impossible with the previous hand. The form factor is great too, so many motors that fit in such a slim forearm. And i forgot to mention, but this is tele-operated,ā Ibarz wrote in his post on X.
The upgrades to Optimusā hands have been teased by Tesla for some time, with CEO Elon Musk stating back in May that the humanoid robotās new hand will feature 22 degrees of freedom. Thatās quite remarkable for a humanoid robot, especially considering that human hands have 27 degrees of freedom.
Forgot to add this video of the newer version of the Optimus hand pic.twitter.com/PWd7g59Lhh
— Dirty Tesla (@DirtyTesLa) October 11, 2024
Tesla would later showcase Optimusā upgraded hand at theĀ āWe, Robotā event in October, though it was not installed on an Optimus robot. Instead, it was mounted as a display for the eventās attendees. Even then, however, it was already plain to see just how dexterous Optimusā new hands would be with 22 degrees freedom.
See original article by Simon Alvarez at Teslarati
