During Tesla’s “We, Robot” event last week, which TechCrunch covered late into the night, sources on the ground sent me a handful of videos of the

(NASDAQ:TSLA) showed off its humanoid robot, Optimus, at the company's "We, Robot” unveiling event last Thursday. According to a Bloomberg report, humans were remotely assisting the Optimus robot prototypes with some functions.

Tesla unveiled its fleet of Cybercabs last week. Optimus humanoid robots participated in the event, mingling with the crowd, serving drinks, and speaking.

The use of human input raises questions over the capabilities and market readiness of the bot, despite Elon Musk’s enthusiasm.

Musk first announced Tesla’s humanoid robot by bringing what was very clearly a person in a robot suit on stage, so it’s no surprise that the Optimuses (Optimi? Optimodes?) at

A new iteration of the Optimus robot was unveiled at Tesla's We, Robot event, where Elon Musk said it would eventually walk the dog.

One of the highlights of Tesla’s “We, Robot” event wasn’t the self-driving cars but the allegedly autonomous robots. Tesla’s Optimus bot isn’t new, but this is the first event where actual robots joined the stage—and the crowd—rather than a person in a robot costume. Or was it?

While the most awaited product from Tesla in its latest event was the robotaxi which is now called the 'Cybercab,' the Optimus humanoid robot also stole the show with its latest features coming soon for all.

Tesla's "We, Robot" event showcased the company's latest advancements in autonomous technology, but the stars of the afterparty were the Optimus robots, which mingled with guests,

Elon Musk's Optimus robots were voiced and operated remotely by humans wearing special suits that translated their movements to the droid.

Tesla's Optimus robots, which served drinks and mingled with the crowd, were assisted by humans and "not yet fully autonomous."