Like the father of a newborn, Elon Musk has tremendous love for the Tesla Optimus robot. Ever since he greenlit such an ambitious project, Musk has been eager to share every major stage of development on the Tesla humanoid robot. Optimus can serve people popcorn, walk around with ease, and do a lot more gymnastics, but there’s always more to learn. Hence, Tesla’s engineers made Optimus learn Kung Fu and Musk was proud to share a demo video.
In a demonstration that marks a major leap for the humanoid bot, the latest version of Optimus is seen performing complex Kung Fu movements with a human instructor, demonstrating unseen levels of agility, balance, and real-time control. The short but amusing 36-second clip shows Optimus executing a series of coordinated martial arts moves, including bo