Musk Counters Tesla Bot Blowback With Video Asserting Progress

Tesla Inc. responded to blowback over its robots relying on remote human operators at an event last week with a video demonstrating the progress its prototypes are making in moving around on their own.

The less than 90-second video was posted on X, the social media network owned by Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. It shows Tesla’s Optimus walking around a factory floor, locating and navigating to a charging dock, carrying around a tray of batteries and scaling stairs. It closes with clips of the robot handing out bottled drinks and bags of popcorn to what appear to ...