Musk says Tesla is holding back Optimus V3 to stop rivals copying it frame by frame
tekbog · x · 2026-09-13
According to a repost, Elon Musk claims Tesla is deliberately holding back the Optimus V3 humanoid robot because competitors would "analyze it frame by frame" and copy the design before production. The reposter tekbog is openly skeptical of the explanation.
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