Tesla's main announcement coming from the company's recent "We, Robot" event was the Robotax i (or the CyberCab, we're still not sure about the name). But perhaps the biggest impression was made by Tesla's updated Optimus robots, which freely walked among the crowd, talked to guests, served drinks, played games, and danced.

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

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

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

The Tesla Optimus Robot is a general-purpose robot created by Tesla and showcased alongside the Tesla Robovan at the "We, Robot" event at the L.A. Warner B

Post-event social media discussions indicated that the robots had received human assistance during their demonstrations. A video from the October 10 Cybercab event showed an Optimus bartender admitting to being "assisted by a human.

Elon Musk hosted the "We, Robot" event. However, the Optimus robots shown there were remote-controlled – and did not act autonomously.

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

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."