R2D2 was real, and he was right in front of ... R2 wasn’t real – it’s just a remote-controlled robot. My dreams of becoming a Jedi were forever crushed. [Chris James] of the R2 Builders ...

He referred to these as “your own personal R2D2 C3-PO,” and that in the long term, these robots would cost less ... but that otherwise there was human remote assistance. I talked with an ...

Two years ago, Tesla's Optimus prototype was an underwhelming mess of exposed wires that could only operate in a carefully controlled stage presentation. Last night, Tesla's "We, Robot" event featured ...

Elon Musk has vowed that "everyone will have their own personal R2D2 or C3PO" robot in the future. The tech entrepreneur, 53, said his company Tesla has made "a lot of progress" in developing ...

One attendee posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, asking an Optimus robot operating a beer tap if it was remote-controlled ... it to a personal "Star Wars" R2-D2 or C3-PO that can pick up ...

While the Optimus robots talked to guests and took instructions, it is now unclear if they were in an autonomous AI-powered mode or controlled ... your own personal R2D2 or C3PO." ...

It uses a spool of wire as the gate, lowering it for vehicle access with the use of a remote control. The base station uses a solar panel to keep the battery topped off. But if you’re not ...

I asked one investor, who sent me a video of an Optimus doing different voices on command, whether he thought it was remote controlled ... have your own personal R2-D2 [or] C-3PO.” ...

Tesla's robots serving drinks and talking to guests at the "We Robot" were partly controlled by humans ... likening it to a personal "Star Wars" R2-D2 or C3-PO that can pick up your groceries ...