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Elon Musk's Tesla Optimus Robot Program Head Milan Kovac Steps Down
Saturday, June 7, 2025 - 12:17am | 654Milan Kovac, the head of Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Optimus humanoid robot program, has announced his resignation. Kovac, who has been instrumental in leading the initiative since 2022, cited family commitments as the reason for his departure. His announcement was made on X on Friday. What Happened...
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Elon Musk Says Tesla's Optimus Can Learn Tasks By Watching YouTube Videos Just Like A Human
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 3:32am | 627Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is making significant strides in humanoid robotics, with CEO Elon Musk revealing that the company’s Optimus robot is developing the ability to learn tasks by watching videos, similar to human learning patterns. What Happened: In a recent interview with CNBC at Tesla...
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Elon Musk Reveals Toughest Part Of Building Tesla's Humanoid Robot: 'Improving The Design Of Optimus For Ease Of Manufacturing...'
Friday, November 8, 2024 - 1:40am | 656Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that the toughest part about building the company’s Optimus humanoid robot is improving its design to ease manufacturing and readying a complex supply chain for mass production. What Happened: “The toughest part by far is improving...
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Tesla Promotes Key Executives And Gives Them More Responsibilities In Leadership Shuffle
Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 8:15am | 729Several Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) executives, including Wes Morrill, Milan Kovac, and Ashok Elluswamy, have received promotions over the past few weeks, according to reports and LinkedIn updates. What Happened: Omead Afshar is now a vice president in charge of sales and manufacturing with senior...
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Tesla Showcases Optimus' Autonomous Navigation, Charging Abilities After Admitting They Were Human Assisted 'To Some Extent' At Robotaxi Unveiling Event
Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 6:51am | 682EV giant Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) on Thursday shared a new video of its Optimus humanoid robot operating around a company factory by itself, demonstrating progress made including its ability to avoid people while navigating. What Happened: The video shared by Tesla shows the robot navigating...
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Tesla Engineer Admits Optimus Robots Were 'Human Assisted To Some Extent' At Robotaxi Unveiling Event
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - 7:53am | 674Tesla Inc‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) humanoid robot Optimus was human-assisted “to some extent” at the ‘We, Robot’ event last week, company engineer Milan Kovac said on Wednesday. What Happened: The “We, Robot” event was held by Tesla on Oct. 10 at Warner Bros....
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Tesla Executives Rally In Support Of Elon Musk's $56B Pay Package: '...Critical For Tesla's Success In AI'
Monday, June 10, 2024 - 9:44am | 829Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) senior executives Ashok Elluswamy and Milan Kovac took to X over the weekend to rally for company CEO Elon Musk‘s $56 billion pay package. What Happened: Elluswamy on Saturday wrote in a note on X that Musk has served as the key driver of AI and autonomy at Tesla from...
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Tesla's Optimus Robot Is Now Walking Faster While Swaying Its Arms: 'More Stable And More Confident Overall'
Monday, February 26, 2024 - 1:39am | 617Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), on Saturday, shared a short video of its Optimus humanoid robot walking around its factory with a faster gait. What Happened: “This is our fastest gait ever at ~0.6 m/s, > 30% speed boost since our last video in December,” Milan Kovac wrote on X, formerly...