Tesla Optimus robot takes a suspicious tumble in new demo

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Tesla's Optimus robot fell during a Miami demonstration, revealing teleoperation through hand movements mimicking a VR headset removal.
Humanoid robots are attracting billions in investments, with Elon Musk predicting a trillion-dollar market for Tesla's Optimus.
Despite advancements, Tesla's Optimus demonstrations still rely heavily on human teleoperation, contradicting claims of autonomy.
A video from the Miami event showed Optimus dropping water bottles and falling, with its hands mimicking a VR headset removal.
Elon Musk has previously denied reliance on teleoperation, citing an AI-driven kung-fu demo with Jared Leto.
Critics argue that if Tesla still uses 1:1 teleoperation for simple tasks, achieving a generalized, useful Optimus robot is far off.

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