Hands are difficult to replicate! Some robots have simple claws (one Degree of Freedom), others are trying harder with 5 fingers. Most 5 fingered robots are still relatively simple, 5 to 10 or so DoFs. Tesla Optimus Hands have gone far above that…with 23 DoFs! This is the closest robot hand mimicking a real human hand. In this article, we’ll give you a Tesla Optimus Robot Hands Gen3 Preview and break down what makes this new technology so impressive.
While we have not see the final Optimus Gen3 hand yet, there are many hints in pictures and some Tesla videos that show amazing progress since Gen2. The new hand is not only extremely dexterous but very, very fast. Accuracy and precision are obviously key. We don’t have any specifications on those yet.
From Elon Musk’s estimated Gen3 reveal in April the world is anticipating a LOT. Elon has hyped this Gen3 Optimus robot for many months. It will be amazing to see what the Optimus Gen3 hand will actually be able to do!
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