Optimus hand close‑up video
A high‑resolution video surfaced showing Tesla’s Optimus robot hands performing near-human manipulations — the footage highlights fingertip dexterity and coordinated articulation rather than whole-body motion. The clip feeds conversations about actuator design, sensor placement, and low‑latency motor control in humanoid manipulation reported.
The short clip was posted on X with the caption “Got a new hand for Black Friday” on Nov. 28, 2024, according to Tesla’s Optimus/X post and follow-up reporting. (mikekalil.com) Tesla engineers publicly described the hand as having 22 degrees of freedom in the fingers and three more in the wrist/forearm, a configuration Milan Kovac said doubles the dexterity versus the prior design. Elon Musk has repeatedly discussed a target of roughly 50 actuators per hand/forearm assembly—his Nov. 14, 2025 Baron conference remarks and later summaries cite that 50-actuator figure as the goal for next-generation dexterity. (humanoidsdaily.com) Multiple analyses and Tesla posts note the actuation was moved into the forearm to mimic tendon routing, trading compact finger form factor for denser forearm internals and simpler fingertip layouts. (mikekalil.com) Tesla and Optimus engineers confirmed the catching demo was tele‑operated in real time, with senior staff Julian Ibarz and others explicitly noting remote control rather than full autonomous closed‑loop manipulation. (teslarati.com) Tesla’s China/Weibo teaser and Optimus showcases in March 2026 tied the hand reveal into a broader Gen‑3 push announced at AWE 2026, where Tesla reiterated targets for mass production and factory integration by the end of 2026. (teslarati.com)
