Xander Nguyen

Senior Researcher

[Xander Nguyen @xanderngu]

@zazasociety 😂

[Tesla Optimus @Tesla_Optimus]

Trying to be useful lately!

[Milan Kovac @_milankovac_]

2023 has been awesome for Optimus.

We’ve moved from an exploratory prototype (Bumblebee/cee) to a more stable, Tesla-designed platform (Optimus Gen-1).

We’ve improved our locomotion stack, frequently walking off-gantry without falls and with a faster, increasingly more human-like walking gait.

We’ve built a very low-latency & high-fidelity teleoperation system, used to collect AI training data of the bot imitating humans performing certain tasks.

We’ve designed, trained and deployed some of the first end-to-end neural nets for humanoid robots ever demonstrated to autonomously perform tasks requiring coordinated control of humanoid torso, arms, and full hands with fingers.

We've designed and built yet another upgraded version of the bot (Optimus Gen-2), adding an articulated neck, revamped hands w/ tactile sensing, and a tighter integration of harnesses, actuators & electronics.

What made this possible?
- a fantastic group of passionate people working hard and well together
- a scrappy, flexible, flat & bureaucracy-free startup-like operating structure
- a large-scale AI training & evaluation infrastructure
- years worth of prior work on technology foundations for our cars, on actuators, batteries, AI chips and Autopilot software
- the backing and vision of a CEO who doesn’t shy away from tackling tough problems for the better of humanity

When the time is right, our manufacturing lines will be added to that list.

Tesla is one of the very rare places on Earth with all the critical ingredients to make this actually happen, and the potential to shape a future of abundance for everyone.

I wish you all a wonderful, happy New Year, and invite anyone who can to join us and help make 2024 even more incredible!

https://t.co/7aPtBM2lEb

[Tesla Optimus @Tesla_Optimus]

Multiple fully Tesla-made Bots now walking around & learning about the real world 🤖

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