Humanoid robots have long been a punchline, from clumsy factory demos to viral clips of machines tripping over cables. Tesla’s Optimus project arrived in that context, easy to mock and easier to ...

The Tesla Optimus X account has released video of the humanoid bot doing some basic tasks: taking out garbage, cooking food in a frying pan, sweeping up with a brush and more. Tesla and other humanoid ...

A week ago we saw Tesla’s Optimus robot showing off some nifty dance moves. This week, you can watch it performing a bunch of mundane tasks, though admittedly with a great deal of skill — for a ...

I keep hearing the same question whenever the Tesla Bot shows up in my feed: is Elon Musk really trying to build a friendly household helper, or is something much bigger going on behind the scenes?

Optimus robots walked out into the crowd after the new Robovan reveal. Optimus robots walked out into the crowd after the new Robovan reveal. is a former news writer for The Verge. A bunch of Tesla’s ...

At Tesla’s robotaxi reveal event last week, several Optimus humanoid robots mingled with guests, pouring drinks and cracking jokes. Impressive technology, but the vocals and some of the gesticulations ...

Pete Davidson? Kanye West? Step aside. Kim Kardashian’s new beaux is a Tesla bot named Optimus. The fashion mogul got some hands-on experience with Tesla’s bipedal, humanoid robot, which is not yet ...

Elon Musk has repeatedly made the frankly ludicrous claim that one day, every single person on earth could have their own Tesla Optimus, a life-size robot that’ll cost between $20,000 and $30,000.