The walking, talking Optimus robots that stole the show during Elon Musk’s Cybercab event last week were being remote-controlled, according to a report.

Tesla AI’s Teleoperation team is charged with providing remote access to our robotaxis and humanoid robots. Our cars and robots operate autonomously in challenging environments.

In 2024, Mack, then a fourth grader, entered his school’s K-5 STEM contest with a cardboard box attached to a remote-control car. He called it “Trash Robots Incorporated” and went home with ...