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🚨🤖 New videos of Tesla Optimus have been posted online. One shows the humanoid robot running. The other shows its latest hand design. At first glance, both clips appear to show major progress. But a deeper technical analysis tells a more complicated story. In this @overthehorizon episode, Scott Walter, Gustav Andersson and Mehrdad Farimi break down what is really happening in the footage. From gait mechanics and estimated running speed to the surprising flaws in the foot and hand design, this discussion reveals what Tesla has solved and what the company still needs to fix before Optimus can work in real factories and homes. We analyse the flight phase, toe-off behaviour, actuator layout, thumb anatomy, DOF constraints and why Tesla still has not shown Optimus walking and executing dexterous hand movements at the same time. These insights matter because they tell us how close Tesla is to delivering a practical general purpose humanoid. 🚨 Watch and join the discussion in the comments below 👇🏽 #Tesla #Optimus #TeslaOptimus #HumanoidRobots #AI #Robotics #ScottWalter #GustavAndersson #MehrdadFarimi #OverTheHorizon

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🚨 The lawsuit filed against @figureai robotics alleges retaliation against the company’s former head of safety for documenting his concerns about the robot’s force profile, emergency-stop design, injury risk, and internal safety culture. His emails, escalation patterns, and termination now sit at the centre of a case that could influence how humanoid robot companies operate across the entire sector. Phil Trubey and Scott Walter are investors in Figure. They join me on @overthehorizon to help me navigate the complexities of this lawsuit and the engineering reality behind humanoid safety, why physical e-stops are not as straightforward as they sound, how industrial robots handle force-limiting, and what the emerging safety standards (including A3) mean for @figureai, @tesla Optrimus, Agility, 1X, Apptronik, UBTECH, and others. 🚨We also explore 👇🏽 ‼️What the lawsuit gets right and wrong ‼️Why firing a senior safety officer in California carries massive legal risk ‼️Whether the “home robot” dream has overtaken engineering reality ‼️The role of demos, perception, and fundraising pressure ‼️What safety should mean in the age of general-purpose humanoids #FigureRobotics #HumanoidRobots #Robotics #AI #SafetyEngineering #RobotSafety #FigureLawsuit #Optimus #TeslaBot #Automation #PhysicalAI #FutureOfWork #Engineering

🚨🤖 Meet the first home robot that actually works. The @SundayRobotics Memo bot has stunned the robotics world with its simple design, zero-shot generalisation and real-world household skills. It loads and unloads the dishwasher, clears tables, folds laundry, handles wine glasses and sorts cutlery with a basic three-finger configuration. 📌In this expert breakdown, Scott Walter, Gustav Andersson and Mehrdad Farimani join me on @overthehorizon to analyse what Memo gets right and what it cannot do yet. We look at the design choices, the imitation learning strategy, the Skild glove, the telescopic torso, the 360 camera setup and why this minimal robot might be the real breakthrough for homes, cafés, Airbnbs and canteens. 📌We also discuss whether Memo threatens bipedal humanoids like @tesla Optimus and @figureai, and whether China can copy this design faster than anyone expects. ‼️LINK TO MERPHI HUMANOID POSTERS 👇🏽 https://merphi.com/downloads ‼️Link to Marwa's channel 👇🏽 https://www.youtube.com/@UCuORS2hOBqsUJEgE645iWDQ #SundayRobotics #MemoBot #HomeRobots #HumanoidRobots #AIRobotics #Optimus #Figure01 #RobotFuture #AIInHomes #RobotRevolution #OverTheHorizon

🚨 Did Elon Musk misspeak about the number of actuators in the Optimus humanoid robot’s hand and forearm? Scott Walter and Gustav Andersson join me on @overthehorizon to break down the actuator mystery, reconstruct Tesla’s real hand architecture, and explain what the corrected numbers reveal about the next evolution of Optimus. We analyse 👇🏽 ‼️Elon’s claim of “~100 actuators” ‼️The corrected figure of ~50 actuators across both hands/forearms ‼️What this means for Optimus’ tendon routing, grip stability, and dexterity ‼️Why Tesla may be shifting from passive returns to true antagonistic actuation ‼️The trade-offs between miniaturisation, strength, and reliability ‼️How Optimus compares to other humanoid robot hands emerging in the US and China This is a deep engineering dive for anyone tracking the humanoid robot race, Tesla’s AI roadmap, and the battle to build the world’s first widely deployable autonomous robot worker. #Tesla #Optimus #ElonMusk #TeslaOptimus #HumanoidRobots #Actuators #Robotics #AI #Engineering #TeslaBot #OptimusGen3 #HumanoidAI #RobotHands #ActuatorDesign #OverTheHorizon