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> but we're gonna take the Model S and X production space in our Fremont factory and convert that into an Optimus factory, which will... with the long-term goal

> but we're gonna take the Model S and X production space in our Fremont factory and convert that into an Optimus factory, which will... with the long-term goal of having 1 million units a year of Optimus robots in the current S/X space in Fremont." I don't know how well that's going to work out for them. I saw these robots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVX6vq0RSnY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVX6vq0RSnY) on the Chinese New Year Gala, and they look way more dexterous than any Optimus video I've ever seen.

SloppyDrive 9mo ago
Optimus is not a leader in humanoids; but that china demo is not really all that impressive; They are lightweight, reduced scale, and not all that dynamic... No idea how adaptable the control would be either. See how poorly the sword one moves compared to the others. Optimus hand dexterity is interesting; and the handling capacity is targeting useful weights (10s of kilos). Boston dynamics is the most interesting; targeting "fit human" manipulation, 50kg. Their adaptable movement and walking are the best ive seen demoed as well.
seemaze 9mo ago
Great. First ram goes through the roof, and now china has kung-fu robots. 2026 is going great.
- esafak 9mo ago
  At least start with folding the laundry and helping the infirm. They went straight to martial arts.
- kuerbel 9mo ago
  They could add EATR (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energetically_Autonomous_Tactical_Robot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energetically_Autonomous_Tacti... ) technology to run it and then we have gone almost full horizon zero dawn.
  - danaris 9mo ago
    So long as they don't give them the capability to consume arbitrary biomass to fuel themselves, I think we're safe from a Faro Swarm situation for the foreseeable future...
    - TitaRusell 9mo ago
      That was some serious vibe coding.
maxdo 9mo ago
Chinese dancing king fu Demos are same gimmick as elons robots pouring alcohol in the bar .the real barrier is real ai . Non of the parties gets it

SloppyDrive 9mo ago

Optimus is not a leader in humanoids; but that china demo is not really all that impressive; They are lightweight, reduced scale, and not all that dynamic... No idea how adaptable the control would be either. See how poorly the sword one moves compared to the others. Optimus hand dexterity is interesting; and the handling capacity is targeting useful weights (10s of kilos). Boston dynamics is the most interesting; targeting "fit human" manipulation, 50kg. Their adaptable movement and walking are the best ive seen demoed as well.

seemaze 9mo ago

Great. First ram goes through the roof, and now china has kung-fu robots. 2026 is going great.

esafak 9mo ago
At least start with folding the laundry and helping the infirm. They went straight to martial arts.
kuerbel 9mo ago
They could add EATR (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energetically_Autonomous_Tactical_Robot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energetically_Autonomous_Tacti... ) technology to run it and then we have gone almost full horizon zero dawn.
- danaris 9mo ago
  So long as they don't give them the capability to consume arbitrary biomass to fuel themselves, I think we're safe from a Faro Swarm situation for the foreseeable future...
  - TitaRusell 9mo ago
    That was some serious vibe coding.

maxdo 9mo ago

Chinese dancing king fu Demos are same gimmick as elons robots pouring alcohol in the bar .the real barrier is real ai . Non of the parties gets it