{"id":113949,"date":"2024-10-14T06:49:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T23:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113949"},"modified":"2024-10-14T06:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T23:49:48","slug":"elon-musks-optimus-bot-at-robotaxi-unveil-was-smoke-and-mirrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113949","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s Optimus bot at robotaxi unveil was smoke and mirrors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>On paper, Thursday night\u2019s \u201cWe, Robot\u201d event may have belonged to Tesla\u2019s robotaxi, but the real star of the show was Optimus.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s humanoid robot wowed attendees as a half dozen or so navigated their way safely through the crowd at Warner Bros. studio lot in Hollywood entirely untethered. <\/p>\n<p>Just two years ago, the droid couldn\u2019t even make it onto a stage on its own. But the latest iteration was talking with guests, playing rock-paper-scissors or simply pouring a drink from a tap for the thirsty\u2014before coolly flashing a peace sign with its metallic hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be the biggest product ever\u2014of any kind,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/6v6dbxPlsXs?si=o8EhezAQNRar5qyL\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-93594058-0 fowfrQ  \" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/6v6dbxPlsXs?si=o8EhezAQNRar5qyL\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk predicted on stage that night<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He wanted attendees to see the new and improved version of the robot for the first time, without relying on canned videos taken of the machine operating inside the walls of Tesla\u2019s facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Optimus robots will walk among you, please be nice,\u201d Musk added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT THE FIRST CONTROVERSY FOR OPTIMUS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While fans attending the event were duly impressed by the Cybercab and the larger Robovan\u2014which was not pre-announced\u2014autonomous vehicles have been shown off before. Waymo even operates them commercially in select cities.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, nothing felt more futuristic than interacting with a creation only known from science fiction movies and books.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrazy, I\u2019m talking to a robot,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/teslaownerssv\/status\/1844610376165425658?s=61&amp;t=GzPrMPqx1H24t4TRy2DnQQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-93594058-0 fowfrQ  \" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/x.com\/teslaownerssv\/status\/1844610376165425658?s=61&amp;t=GzPrMPqx1H24t4TRy2DnQQ\" rel=\"noopener\">John Stringer<\/a>, the founder of Tesla Owners Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<p>It was a stunning display of technological progress that transported attendees to the future, were it not for one thing: The machines were not in fact exhibiting any true artificial intelligence at all.<\/p>\n<p>They were voiced and operated by humans remotely wearing special suits that translated their movements to the droid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I\u2019m assisted by a human, I\u2019m not yet fully autonomous,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zhen9436\/status\/1844773471240294651?s=61&amp;t=GzPrMPqx1H24t4TRy2DnQQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-93594058-0 fowfrQ  \" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/x.com\/zhen9436\/status\/1844773471240294651?s=61&amp;t=GzPrMPqx1H24t4TRy2DnQQ\" rel=\"noopener\">one Optimus operator admitted<\/a> on video that was shot by a guest who asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For many it was reminiscent of another controversy, when Musk shared in January footage of Optimus folding a shirt. <a href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/robotics\/tesla-optimus-folds-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-93594058-0 fowfrQ  \" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/newatlas.com\/robotics\/tesla-optimus-folds-shirt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Keen observers<\/a> quickly pointed to the hand of its operator, which failed to be cropped out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018CALL IT THE PARLOR TRICK IT IS\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/08\/19\/tesla-robot-hiring-workers-optimus-training-ai\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"sc-93594058-0 fowfrQ  \" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/08\/19\/tesla-robot-hiring-workers-optimus-training-ai\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Tesla has been training its robots with the help of people using specialized feedback suits<\/a>, but Musk gave no indication on Thursday that the robots were operating by any other force than the AI with which they were trained. <\/p>\n<p>He certainly did not mention that the ones in the crowd were essentially metal marionettes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotally worthy to celebrate low latency remote control,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wolfejosh\/status\/1844713270747259391?s=61&amp;t=GzPrMPqx1H24t4TRy2DnQQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-93594058-0 fowfrQ  \" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/x.com\/wolfejosh\/status\/1844713270747259391?s=61&amp;t=GzPrMPqx1H24t4TRy2DnQQ\" rel=\"noopener\">posted Josh Wolfe<\/a>, co-founder of Lux Capital, \u201cbut totally dishonest to demo these as autonomous robots\u2014call it the parlor trick it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither Tesla nor Elon Musk responded to a <em>Fortune<\/em> request to explain their reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Optimus is not just any prototype. Musk believes it will be Tesla\u2019s most important product in history. In June, he predicted it would one day sell for as low as $20,000, cost half that to make, and sell 100 million times over every year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MUSK\u2019S $25 TRILLION BUSINESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a result, he has gone on the record saying annual earnings from Optimus could hit $1 trillion. And if you add a multiple he estimates conservatively, that <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/07\/03\/elon-musk-tesla-bill-gates-obliterate-short-sellers-ai-robots-autonomy\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"sc-93594058-0 fowfrQ  \" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/07\/03\/elon-musk-tesla-bill-gates-obliterate-short-sellers-ai-robots-autonomy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">one business alone should be worth $25 trillion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Omar Qazi, a veteran Tesla influencer with ties to Musk who functions like an unofficial brand ambassador, readily admitted humans were moving the robots like puppets, but he argued the prototype\u2019s mechanics were still a major accomplishment, even if it lacked AI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re not impressed with tele operated Optimus,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wholemarsblog\/status\/1844968708185391591?s=61&amp;t=GzPrMPqx1H24t4TRy2DnQQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-93594058-0 fowfrQ  \" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/x.com\/wholemarsblog\/status\/1844968708185391591?s=61&amp;t=GzPrMPqx1H24t4TRy2DnQQ\" rel=\"noopener\">he wrote<\/a>, \u201cgo try and make your own robot and try and make it walk through a crowded event without hurting anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But others, including Tesla content creator Jeremy Judkins, were disappointed by the lack of transparency. \u201cI just wish Tesla was more open and honest at this event, because they gave no,<em>\u00a0no<\/em>\u2014NO\u2014hints that the robots were controlled by humans,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jeremyjudkins_\/status\/1845157754778050895?s=61&amp;t=GzPrMPqx1H24t4TRy2DnQQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-93594058-0 fowfrQ  \" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/x.com\/jeremyjudkins_\/status\/1845157754778050895?s=61&amp;t=GzPrMPqx1H24t4TRy2DnQQ\" rel=\"noopener\">he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"subscriptionPlea\"><strong><u>Recommended newsletter<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Data Sheet:<\/strong> Stay on top of the business of tech with thoughtful analysis on the industry&#8217;s biggest names.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/newsletters\/data-sheet?&amp;itm_source=fortune&amp;itm_medium=article_tout&amp;itm_campaign=techsection\" target=\"_self\" class=\"sc-93594058-0 fowfrQ  \" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/newsletters\/data-sheet?&amp;itm_source=fortune&amp;itm_medium=article_tout&amp;itm_campaign=techsection\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/10\/13\/elon-musk-tesla-optimus-robot-tele-operated-robotaxi\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On paper, Thursday night\u2019s \u201cWe, Robot\u201d event may have belonged to Tesla\u2019s robotaxi, but the real star of the show was Optimus. 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