Tesla's Optimus Robot Gets New Hands After FDA Approval
Tesla Optimus shows off new hands with 22 DoF, catching tennis balls with ease. Comes after Neuralink's FDA approval for CONVOY Study, testing BCI N1 Implant with assistive robotic arms.
Tesla Optimus showed off new hands right after Neuralink announced it received US FDA approval for its CONVOY Study. “Got a new hand for Black Friday,” joked a new post from Tesla Optimus. Tesla Optimus’ latest X post shows off some nifty hand work—literally. Tesla’s humanoid robot is shown catching a tennis ball with its new hand. In May 2024, Elon Musk commented that Tesla was upgrading Optimus’ hands to have 22 degrees of freedom (DoF). For comparison, human hands have 27 DoF. The debut of Optimus’ new hands comes right after Neuralink announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (...