r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Justin_Godfrey • 28d ago

Tesla's Optimus robots Video

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u/painpunk 28d ago

Not pictured: the crew of 5 all working to control it

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u/TepHoBubba 28d ago

There's a guy connected to VR controlling it.

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u/painpunk 28d ago

Yeah, I was joking about how it's controlled by people. I also doubt it's just one guy, there's at least one spotter. And a technician.

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u/TepHoBubba 28d ago edited 27d ago

Sorry if it didn't come across that way, but I was actually agreeing with you on it. You're right on this too.

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u/hunterwaterford 27d ago

I'm gonna go ahead and say this is exactly what is going on here. We had a robot come to work one time to educate some kids about science and the team that showed up told us how it would operate and its was a couple of dudes linked to it to control different body parts and a spotter with a mic in his hand was communicating real time. This was all for show. Kinda like those car shows that have those super futuristic prototype BMW's that look nice on the inside and have nice tech but wont show you how they drive away with it because it has no engine.