A hot potato: Tesla's splashy "We, Robot" event generated excitement among enthusiasts, but it also highlighted the complexities involved in developing truly autonomous robots and vehicles. The ...

After Elon Musk provided his “long-term” vision for autonomous, humanoid robots at last week’s “We, Robot” event, we expressed some skepticism about the autonomy of the Optimus prototypes sent out for ...

A leaked video shows Tesla’s Optimus robot falling and making a gesture resembling the removal of a VR headset. The motion has sparked concerns that the robot may still rely on human teleoperation.

The latest public demo of Tesla’s humanoid robot was supposed to showcase a confident stride into the future of automation. Instead, a short clip of the machine pitching forward onto the showroom ...

There is some speculation about the Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Optimus humanoid robots that were circulating in the crowd at the electric vehicle maker's robotaxi event on Thursday evening. While the Optimus ...

Musk said the $20,000 to $30,000 robot could perform household tasks like mowing lawns and putting away groceries. Elon Musk showed off Tesla’s autonomous Optimus robots at Tesla’s “We, Robot” event ...

Tesla's robot has recently gone viral for all the wrong reasons. A new video from last weekend shows how Optimus fell to the ground after losing its balance during a “Autonomy Visualized” event at a ...

Two years ago, Tesla’s Optimus prototype was an underwhelming mess of exposed wires that could only operate in a carefully controlled stage presentation. Last night, Tesla’s “We, Robot” event featured ...

During Tesla’s “We, Robot” event last week, which TechCrunch covered late into the night, sources on the ground sent me a handful of videos of the automaker’s Optimus humanoid robots walking around ...

Tesla's big autonomy event last night was mainly focused around the two-seat Cybercab and art deco city bus Robovan, but the company also talked about some updates to Optimus — the painfully slow ...

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Tesla's robots serving drinks and talking to guests at the "We Robot" were partly controlled by humans. The robots' performance quickly raised skepticism about their true capabilities and independence ...