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To: Savant who wrote (26745)12/4/2025 2:54:23 PM
From: Savant  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 26806
 
Chris Walti, the former lead of Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus, told Business Insider earlier this year that humanoid robots simply don’t make much sense on the factory floor.

“It’s not a useful form factor,” he said at the time. “Most of the work that has to be done in industry is highly repetitive tasks where velocity is key.”

The human form “evolved to escape wolves and bears,” he added. “We weren’t designed to do repetitive tasks over and over again.”

Alarming Video Shows Humanoid Robot Demon-Scuttling
"They're actually capable of way weirder stuff and way faster motions."

Alarming Video Shows Humanoid Robot Demon-Scuttling