A Tesla VP not too long ago shared some key insights about Optimus’ newest dance demonstrations. Tesla showcased Optimus’ dance strikes in two demonstrations this week, with its second demo turning into a shock to many.
Optimus Demonstrations
Optimus’ preliminary demonstration this week featured the humanoid robotic performing quite a lot of rhythmic actions. As per Tesla Vice President of Optimus (Tesla Bot) Milan Kovac, the humanoid robotic’s actions had been educated in simulation. He additionally defined that the cable, which could possibly be seen hooked up behind Optimus, was merely there in case of a fall.
Curiously sufficient, a follow-up video demonstration that includes Optimus performing much more superior rhythmic actions was posted by CEO Elon Musk on social media platform X on Tuesday. On this demo, Optimus could possibly be seen performing ballet and fashionable dance strikes. In contrast to the earlier demonstration, Optimus was fully untethered this time round. Elon Musk acknowledged in a follow-up submit on X that Optimus ought to ultimately be capable of do ballet actions completely.
What the Optimus VP Says
Kovac has supplied some key insights on Optimus’ second demonstration for the week. As per the Tesla govt, the actions of the humanoid robotic within the video had been in real-time. The demonstration was additionally absolutely realized in simulation and zero-shot transferred to actual with out further coaching.
“Right here’s somewhat extra, and no cables this time. It’s all real-time pace, zero CGI, absolutely realized in simulation & zero-shot transferred to actual. Apart from the truth that it’s enjoyable, we needed to make vital enhancements to our robotic mannequin in Sim, area randomization and different strategies which is able to instantly switch to extra sensible conditions as properly (sturdy strolling, and agile full-body management normally).
“We additionally realized fairly a number of issues on our {hardware} and tuned our energy profile. I hope it’s getting fairly clear that Tesla is far more than an incredible automotive (!) firm: it’s the place to be for transformational real-world AI,” Kovac wrote in his submit on X.
