[HN Gopher] Tesla Optimus Bots Were Remotely Operated at Cyberca...
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       Tesla Optimus Bots Were Remotely Operated at Cybercab Event
        
       Author : mfiguiere
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2024-10-14 21:10 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | quantified wrote:
       | Surprising absolutely no one, I hope. Credibility seems difficult
       | to generate for Tesla events. Maybe the secret sauce for
       | Robotaxis is a human driver somewhere watching the cameras. Like
       | driving Uber but from the comfort of home, and it's easy to hit
       | the fridge or bathroom between rides.
        
         | mandevil wrote:
         | I mean, you definitely need people available to intervene even
         | for a L4 or L5 autonomy, because they will get stuck (Tesla is
         | not serious about robotaxis until they start staffing up a team
         | to do that on a full-time basis). But actual driving? This link
         | is way too high latency for that to be safe. The robot needs to
         | be maintaining its own SA, and just calling the human when it
         | doesn't know what to do.
        
       | ethagknight wrote:
       | To be honest, the autonomous control of the robot seems like the
       | easier part of the equation. (doing it safely in a room with
       | guests, unguided... thats another matter). The physical
       | limitations and packaging are a big challenge, and I dont think I
       | saw Optimus lift anything remotely heavy.. just pull a beer tap..
       | a decision that probably speaks volumes about current limits of
       | the technology.
       | 
       | To apply my first point to reality: put an Optimus in its current
       | state/capability, on a commercial 0-turn lawn mower, plug Optimus
       | into the mower's power takeoff, and have someone in another
       | country remotely pilot the mower. That right there is worth every
       | commercial lawn service having at least one on their crew TODAY.
       | 
       | The appeal of hot swapping an operator real time on the equipment
       | you already own, whether it's a push lawn mower or a huge mining
       | truck, provides enormous value right out of the gate. Especially
       | in tasks where the Optimus can handle 90% of the task
       | autonomously but needs to step aside or oversight for the last
       | 10% of the job. Compare to a business model that requires
       | purchase of all new very expensive and unique equipment.
        
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