Tesla's main announcement coming from the company's recent "We, Robot" event was the Robotax i (or the CyberCab, we're still not sure about the name). But perhaps the biggest impression was made by Tesla's updated Optimus robots, which freely walked among the crowd, talked to guests, served drinks, played games, and danced.

During Tesla’s “We, Robot” event last week, which TechCrunch covered late into the night, sources on the ground sent me a handful of videos of the

Musk first announced Tesla’s humanoid robot by bringing what was very clearly a person in a robot suit on stage, so it’s no surprise that the Optimuses (Optimi? Optimodes?) at

Los Angeles, showcased its humanoid Optimus robots in an attempt to spark excitement for its upcoming products. However, behind the flash and spectacle, it became clear that the machines were not as autonomous as they appeared,

A new iteration of the Optimus robot was unveiled at Tesla's We, Robot event, where Elon Musk said it would eventually walk the dog.

Tesla used humans to remotely control some capabilities of its Optimus robot prototypes at a recent event, according to people familiar with the matter.

Elon Musk showcased the humanoid robot Optimus at the RoboTaxi event, raising questions about its autonomous capabilities amid skepticism.

One of the highlights of Tesla’s “We, Robot” event wasn’t the self-driving cars but the allegedly autonomous robots. Tesla’s Optimus bot isn’t new, but this is the first event where actual robots joined the stage—and the crowd—rather than a person in a robot costume. Or was it?

Gene Munster, managing partner of growth-investment firm Deepwater Asset Management, acknowledged the idea that Optimus was remotely controlled and said he had been “fooled” at the event. Still, he said in a post on Musk’s X platform, it gave a “window into the potential around these products.”

Tesla's "We, Robot" event reveals the Robovan, Robotaxi and the Optimus humanoid robot. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson examines the company's latest innovations in autonomous technology.

Director of I, Robot film has a go at Elon Musk for copying its designs for Tesla’s autonomous bus, Cybercab and Optimus robot.