Every day trade workers risk their lives to keep the lights on. Not anymore. mundane gives tradespeople a second body that can take the shock or blast instead of them. Send the robot into the danger zone; the operator stays in full control from a safe distance. Our mission is to amplify the skilled labor force, not replace it.

The latest info & theories on Optimus in this vid with @herbertong and @GoingBallistic5. The only thing would add is that V4 Optimus that will be built at the new giant factory at GigaTexas (due late 2027) will be highly vertically integrated. Meaning supply chain will be a much smaller problem even as volumes expect to be 10x what Fremont can build.

Fresh Episode: Unitree H2-X Design Changes and Red Flags @GoingBallistic5 shares his thoughts on the Unitree H2-X, examining what’s new in the design of its knees, hips, and ankles compared with H2. We discuss the red flags he saw, and why the way it’s being promoted could damage the reputation of the robotics industry. It must be called out. Big shout-out to @micoolcho for the footage! This is a raw, unedited conversation, straight from the recording. Enjoy!

Figure held an all-hands this week, and I've decided to share it here publicly Given our rate of progress, our roadmap has completely changed over the last year, and the team has doubled It's important to get everyone aligned on our mission going forward

Unitree Introducing: H2-X Kung Fu Legend Guardian🤖 Powerful performance to serve and guard you, with a maximum endurance of approximately 8 hours. Please use the robot safely and in a friendly manner.

Unitree casts the new H2-X as a robot superhero: confronting a knife-wielding intruder, lifting a car to free a dummy and pushing a child-sized doll out of traffic. These are, of course, staged scenes, not proof of autonomous rescue skills. But quite an action-movie pitch for a humanoid.

Humanoids Summit partners with @Tesla to bring #Optimus# and complimentary Full Self-Driving demo drives to all Summit attendees. Join us December 1–2 in Silicon Valley for the sixth #HumanoidsSummit#, bringing together global leaders in #humanoidrobotics# and #PhysicalAI#.

Inside RoboStrategy $BOT's robotics research with Scott Walter, PhD @GoingBallistic5 Tesla, Figure and the robot hand fight. “If they exist, where are they?” Scott breaks down Tesla Optimus (@Tesla_Optimus), Figure (@Figure_robot), 1X (@1X_tech), Wuji (@Wuji_global) and Sharpa Wave (@SharpaRobotics), then goes to the design extremes: a braided hand, up to 120 tendons, and a hydraulic manipulation system built outside the humanoid. “They both have their pros and cons. They both have the big engineering challenges in what they're trying to do.” We cover: › Tesla and Figure's opposing paths through tendons › Why a wrist makes cable routing much harder › @AllonicRobotics, @DaxoRobotics and @TactaSystems at the design extremes › A decathlon for humanoids › Why robot runners may stop looking human › General-purpose bodies and specialized workers TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The labor prize and the 5-year forecast 00:24 The Fermi paradox of robotic hands 01:18 Tesla, Figure and the tendon debate 05:10 Bowden tubes and wrist routing 11:15 Joints, actuators and real control 14:38 Why the pinky matters 17:23 Humanoid Games as engineering experiments 21:57 The humanoid decathlon challenge 26:28 Tesla's abandoned hand iterations 27:55 Wuji and Sharpa Wave 38:29 Three extreme hand designs 38:53 Allonic's braided structure 51:15 Daxo and up to 120 tendons 01:02:36 Tacta's worker data 01:05:18 A hand system outside the humanoid 01:13:12 Data-center cable insertion 01:16:22 General bodies, specialized work 01:19:18 Why this 5-year forecast may be different