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Robot hand can detach from arm, crawl over to objects, and pick them up

Research videos aren’t known for their narrative arcs. Occasionally, however, you see one that keeps getting better the longer you watch. “Beyond Manual Dexterity” is one such video. It wows you in the first few seconds with a highly dexterous robotic gripper, and then things start to go off the rails. The video debuted along […]

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Musk sets 2026 Optimus sale date. Here’s where other humanoids stand.

Ahead of Tuesday’s earnings, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the car maker will begin selling its Optimus humanoid robot in 2026. In fact, Optimus has already started performing tasks autonomously, like handling batteries, in one of Tesla’s facilities, according to its earnings report. “Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for

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Elon Musk sets 2026 Optimus sale date. Here’s where other humanoid robots stand.

Ahead of Tuesday’s earnings, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the carmaker will begin selling its Optimus humanoid robot in 2026. In fact, Optimus has already started performing tasks autonomously, like handling batteries, in one of Tesla’s facilities, according to its earnings report. “Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla

Elon Musk sets 2026 Optimus sale date. Here’s where other humanoid robots stand. Read More »