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 ...

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 ...

I asked one investor, who sent me a video of an Optimus doing different voices on command, whether he thought it was remote controlled, or if it was perhaps ... so you can have your own personal R2-D2 ...

Remote work is expanding into many other areas besides office work. Robots and remote-control technology make a greater range of tasks possible, from stocking convenience stores, to operating ...

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." ...

Grothusen argued in a LinkedIn post that the experiment is a "proof-of-concept for a robot control architecture" that includes a "visual language model for human-robot interaction, reasoning ...

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 ...

The walking, talking Optimus robots that stole the show during Elon Musk’s splashy “Cybercab” event in Hollywood last week were operated in part through remote control by humans, according ...

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.” ...