{"id":35695,"date":"2025-12-06T14:38:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=35695"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:57:06","slug":"teslas-optimus-robot-has-started-running-like-a-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/teslas-optimus-robot-has-started-running-like-a-human\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla\u2019s Optimus Robot Has Started Running Like a Human"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tesla<\/strong> has shared a new <strong>performance video<\/strong> of its humanoid robot, <strong>Optimus<\/strong>. The robot, capable of running like a human in the laboratory, sparked both admiration and concern on <strong>social media<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tesla shared the latest performance update for its <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/explore-the-latest-trends-and-innovations-in-robotics\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"119\">humanoid robot<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Optimus, on December 3rd via <strong>X (formerly Twitter)<\/strong>. The short video shows Optimus performing a run on the laboratory floor that resembles <strong>human movements<\/strong>. Following the post, comments ranged from admiration to concern and questioning by some users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Teslas-Optimus-Robot-Has-Started-Running-Like-a-Human.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Teslas-Optimus-Robot-Has-Started-Running-Like-a-Human.webp 720w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Teslas-Optimus-Robot-Has-Started-Running-Like-a-Human-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Teslas-Optimus-Robot-Has-Started-Running-Like-a-Human-390x220.webp 390w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Teslas-Optimus-Robot-Has-Started-Running-Like-a-Human-150x84.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Optimus Continues to Evolve<\/strong> Optimus stands <strong>180 cm<\/strong> tall and weighs <strong>73 kg<\/strong>. The robot is equipped with joints offering over <strong>40 degrees of freedom<\/strong>, while its hands stand out with <strong>11 degrees of freedom<\/strong>. The robot can work almost all day with a <strong>2.3 kWh battery<\/strong> and is highly efficient in terms of <strong>energy consumption<\/strong>. Optimus consumes only <strong>100 W<\/strong> at rest and <strong>500 W<\/strong> while walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tesla Optimus Robot\u2019s incredible progress after only 2.5 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ESTXSofJha\">pic.twitter.com\/ESTXSofJha<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nic Cruz Patane (@niccruzpatane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/niccruzpatane\/status\/1995978393234669809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The shared video highlights significant improvements in Optimus&#8217;s <strong>balance<\/strong>, <strong>coordination<\/strong>, and <strong>gait control<\/strong>. Previous updates focused on the robot acquiring basic skills such as controlled walking, <strong>object manipulation<\/strong>, and posture training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tesla Optimus Robot\u2019s incredible progress after only 2.5 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ESTXSofJha\">pic.twitter.com\/ESTXSofJha<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nic Cruz Patane (@niccruzpatane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/niccruzpatane\/status\/1995978393234669809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, an 8-second <strong>split-screen video<\/strong> reveals the development between <strong>May 2023<\/strong> and <strong>December 2025<\/strong>. The first part shows the initial steps of Tesla robots in the factory, while the second displays the latest progress. According to Tesla, while Optimus is still in the <strong>development phase<\/strong>, it will soon enter <strong>mass production<\/strong>. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"159\">Elon Musk<\/a><\/em><\/strong> predicts that once production scales up, the price of the robot could range between <strong>$20,000 and $30,000<\/strong>. Musk also claims that in the future, <strong>robots will manufacture other robots<\/strong>, thereby potentially removing human intervention from the majority of the <strong>production line<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You Might Also Like;<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/the-dark-side-of-nanotechnology\/\">The Dark Side of Nanotechnology: Could Microscopic Swarms Erase Billions?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/the-illusion-of-digital-immortality\/\">The Illusion of Digital Immortality: Are You Really Uploading Your Mind?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/artemis-2s-deep-space-eclipse\/\">The View That Changes Everything: Artemis 2\u2019s Deep Space Eclipse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla has shared a new performance video of its humanoid robot, Optimus. The robot, capable of running like a human in the laboratory, sparked both admiration and concern on social media. Tesla shared the latest performance update for its humanoid robot, Optimus, on December 3rd via X (formerly Twitter). The short video shows Optimus performing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAown96uCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[345,164],"class_list":["post-35695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-robotic","tag-robot-news","tag-tesla-electric-cars"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}