Deep dive: what's really happening behind the Tesla Optimus, Figure and 1X NEO humanoid race
MickeySteamboat · x · 2026-09-17
A long-form podcast with Scott Walter goes deep on the humanoid robot race, arguing it's moving "way faster than most people realize." Topics cover what makes a humanoid actually useful, real-world deployment, how the robots are built, production scaling, the upcoming 1X NEO release, and the "hand race": 1X vs Tesla hand design, tendons vs direct-drive actuators, and which approach works best, closing with a Figure vs 1X vs Tesla comparison.
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