The humanoid race is moving way faster than most people realize. Tesla Optimus. Figure. 1X NEO. We went with Scott Walter (@GoingBallistic5) deep on what is actually happening behind the demos. 00:00 The humanoid race 02:57 What makes a humanoid actually useful? 06:05 Robots are entering the real world 08:45 Tesla Optimus vs the competition 11:59 How humanoid robots are built 14:50 Scaling production 17:57 When humanoids enter everyday life 21:10 Why autonomous robotics is still hard 24:00 The upcoming 1X NEO release 25:00 The humanoid hand race 25:56 1X vs Tesla hand design 29:56 Tendons vs direct-drive actuators 39:04 Which hand design actually works best? 43:07 Figure vs 1X vs Tesla 49:28 The race to mass production 56:35 Tesla, Figure and the robotics hype cycle 1:01:55 The next wave of robotics companies 1:09:35 What happens next in humanoid robotics