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In a major industry shift, Milan Kovac—the engineer who helped birth Tesla’s Optimus—has moved to Boston Dynamics. The hire signals a decisive pivot for Hyundai’s robotics firm as it transitions from viral research to industrial scale.

At the World Economic Forum, Elon Musk detailed a future where humanoid robots outnumber humans, while cautioning that the initial production ramp for Tesla’s Optimus will be "agonizingly slow."

A viral video of an Optimus robot collapsing at a Miami event serves as a stark reminder of the risks inherent in teleoperated, rigid humanoids.

A new video from Tesla shows Optimus sprinting in the lab. While official specs remain unreleased, community analysis suggests the robot may have reached speeds of 8.5 mph, placing it among the fastest humanoids in development.

Yilun Chen, a former researcher at Apple and Uber ATG, has joined the Tesla Optimus team as a Staff Robotics Engineer. His viral announcement offers a counter-narrative to recent reports of talent migration away from the EV giant.