The story of Optimus, the humanoid robot at the heart of Elon Musk's growth plans for Tesla

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk first introduced an Optimus prototype in 2022.

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Tesla shifted its Optimus training strategy — and it's using a familiar playbook

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Tesla changed its training strategy for Optimus in late June.
Tesla changed its training strategy for Optimus in late June.

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America has already lost the robot war to China

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The Chinese flag in a robot's mouth.

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Tesla's Chinese EV competitors are racing to build their own Optimus rivals

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Xpeng's Iron robot
Xpeng's Iron robot has been in development for five years, according to the company.

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Don't 'demean' Tesla's bots, even if they were piloted by humans, Nvidia robotics boss says

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Photo of Tesla's humanoid robot called Optimus. It has white body parts and an all-black head with a blue light
The prototype for Optimus was first revealed in September 2022

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Tesla Makes ‘Autonomous’ Robot Look Cooler With Sped-Up Video

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Screenshot from a new video of Tesla's Optimus robot with an annotation showing the 8x speed.

Yes, there were humans controlling Tesla's bartending robots behind the scenes

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An image of Tesla's Optimus robot serving drinks at the company's
An image of Tesla's Optimus robot serving drinks at the company's "We, Robot" event. The robots were remotely controlled by humans.

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Tesla investors don't seem to trust Elon Musk like they used to. Is that because of Twitter?

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Do Tesla investors trust Elon Musk less after his purchase of Twitter?

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Elon Musk's robotaxi launch fails to wow Wall Street — and leaves Tesla analysts with more questions than answers

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk's robotics showcase left analysts short on answers.

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Optimus robots danced on a lit-up stage and served drinks at Tesla's robotaxi event

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Photo of Tesla's humanoid robot called Optimus. It has white body parts and an all-black head with a blue light
The prototype for Optimus was first revealed in September 2022.

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