How Tesla Optimus Learns by Watching, and Why Watching Is Not Enough

Tesla Optimus humanoid robot performing a household task learned from human demonstration video

Tesla Optimus learns tasks by watching human videos, refining those movements in simulation, and improving across a connected fleet. The robot runs on the same neural network that powers Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system. Observation is the starting point, not the finished skill. The same architecture that drives a Tesla car now drives a humanoid robot. […]