Elon Musk has done it again. And by “it,” we mean tricked a lot of people with “autonomous” robots that are actually being helped by unseen human operators. And this isn’t the first time Musk has done ...

Musk said the $20,000 to $30,000 robot could perform household tasks like mowing lawns and putting away groceries. Elon Musk showed off Tesla’s autonomous Optimus robots at Tesla’s “We, Robot” event ...

Tesla's main announcement coming from the company's recent "We, Robot" event was the Robotaxi (or the CyberCab, we're still not sure about the name). But perhaps the biggest impression was made by ...

Behind-the-scenes human assistance meant the We, Robot event said little about how far its Optimus humanoid robots have come. Behind-the-scenes human assistance meant the We, Robot event said little ...

A hot potato: Tesla's splashy "We, Robot" event generated excitement among enthusiasts, but it also highlighted the complexities involved in developing truly autonomous robots and vehicles. The ...

Tesla's big autonomy event last night was mainly focused around the two-seat Cybercab and art deco city bus Robovan, but the company also talked about some updates to Optimus — the painfully slow ...

At Tesla's Cybercab event last week, the company made headlines for not only its new vehicles, but it's humanoid robots that were roaming around the event interacting with the public. Numerous videos ...

After Elon Musk provided his “long-term” vision for autonomous, humanoid robots at last week’s “We, Robot” event, we expressed some skepticism about the autonomy of the Optimus prototypes sent out for ...

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