A Tesla Senior Staff Software Engineer has confirmed that the remarkable new demonstration of Optimus’s new hand was teleoperated.
The demonstration showed Optimus catching two tennis balls using its upgraded hand.
The Senior Staff Software Engineer mentioned that catching a ball with Optimus’ previous hand was almost impossible.
The upgrades to Optimus’ hands have been teased by Tesla, with CEO Elon Musk stating that the humanoid robot’s new hand will feature 22 degrees of freedom.