Tesla accelerates footage of its “autonomous” robot to enhance its performance
Tesla unveiled a new video on Thursday morning showcasing its robot Optimus in action. Optimus is depicted walking, delivering food, and climbing stairs. However, keen-eyed viewers should take note of the numbers displayed in the top right corner of the video. These numbers reveal the accelerated speed at which the editors have manipulated the footage to make Optimus appear more remarkable than it truly is.
## Not as fast as it seems
If you haven’t noticed the numbers in the corner, you may have missed an important detail. They highlight the fact that Optimus is not as advanced as some of Tesla’s competitors. This raises doubts about Elon Musk’s ambitious promises to bring these robots to market in the near future.
Curious to see Optimus in real-time, we slowed down a section of the video to observe its actual speed, similar to what you would experience in person. While the functionality of this bipedal robot is decent, it fails to captivate the average viewer as much as the sped-up version does.
