Tesla engineer reveals Optimus robot's RAM was cut in half over memory costs
xiaosun86 · x · 2026-10-06
Responding to Elon Musk's joke that "this is why RAM is so expensive," a Tesla Optimus engineer revealed the team had to cut the robot's RAM in half due to cost pressure — a candid glimpse into the hardware trade-offs of mass-producing humanoid robots.
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