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Robot Makers Try to Reassure Public They're Legit After Elon Musk Fudged Demo (gizmodo.com)

submitted 6 months ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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Elon Musk became the butt of more than a few jokes after internet users pointed out Tesla’s robot demo wasn’t all it appeared to be. As it turns out, a video the billionaire posted of Optimus, the company’s much-hyped humanoid robot, was actually being controlled by a human slightly off-screen. And it’s interesting to see robot manufacturers now include assurances in their videos that they’re not doing the same deceptive magic trick as Musk.

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[–] IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago

This is great! Now we don't have to let any immigrants in. Instead we can have them do all our menial chores remotely with this robot and we don't have to give them citizenship. Everyone wins! Huzzah!

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Elon Musk became the butt of more than a few jokes after internet users pointed out Tesla’s robot demo wasn’t all it appeared to be.

As it turns out, a video the billionaire posted of Optimus, the company’s much-hyped humanoid robot, was actually being controlled by a human slightly off-screen.

Musk has been hyping up Optimus recently, pledging that Tesla would eventually deliver an amazing new robot that people would buy in stores.

Finally, when Musk posted a video back in January of Optimus folding a shirt, eagle-eyed viewers noticed a hand that kept slipping into frame, clearly showing someone was actually operating the robot.

It’s cool for mid-20th-century tech, but it’s not the kind of autonomous robot movements that people here in the 21st century expect for cutting-edge and futuristic products.

The company posted a new video this week, available on YouTube, showing the Astribot S1 doing a number of tasks, including everything from pouring a glass of wine to ironing a shirt.

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