Overview
- Tesla’s official Optimus account posted a clip of the robot jogging across a lab floor with the caption “Just set a new PR in the lab,” which Elon Musk reshared as “Running robot.”
- Tesla AI head Ashok Elluswamy amplified the post with the three‑word reaction, “Run, Optimus, run!,” as the video drew wide attention on X.
- The running demo signals improvements in balance, coordination, and gait control beyond earlier showings focused on controlled walking, object handling, and martial‑arts motions.
- Tesla continues to say mass production is expected to begin soon, and Musk has previously suggested a scale price in the $20,000–$30,000 range, though the robot remains in active development.
- Musk has claimed Optimus could help eliminate poverty and make traditional jobs optional within 10–20 years, while engineers still face key hurdles in human‑like hand dexterity and the project recently saw its AI lead depart for Meta.