Optimus: Tesla robots were “assisted by humans” during the event, according to reports

Elon Musk surprised the world during the Tesla “We, Robot” event, where it not only introduced its autonomous vehicles Robotaxi and Robovan, but also the new advances of its humanoid robots Optimuswho delighted attendees not only with dance, but with their basic cocktail skills.

However, reports from media such as Bloomberg, The Verge and Techcruch in which they cite attendees at the evening indicate that the feats of the Optimus robots were not simply due to programming skills and, as in the story of “The Wizard of Oz ”, you had to pay attention to the man behind the curtain.

Thus, they have indicated that many of the robot activities were “assisted by humans.”casting doubt on how advanced they are in their programming compared to what Musk himself suggested during his presentation, where the tycoon seemed to suggest that they would be ready to hit the market in the near future.

“What can he do? “It can do everything you want,” said the executive during the event. “It can be a teacher, take care of your kids, walk your dog, mow the lawn, do the shopping, be your friend, serve drinks. Anything you can think of, he can do.”

According to Musk, Optimus will cost between $20,000 and $30,000.although it estimates that production costs will have a drastic decrease. For now, the market release date is still far away.