TESLA WORKERS BALK AT TRAINING OPTIMUS HUMANOID ROBOTS AS REPLACEMENTS

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The complexity of Optimus' hands has translated to more production headaches for Tesla, as human workers must manually assemble the hands and forearms together using more than 100 small components. The heavy reliance on imitation learning prompted Tesla to have factory workers wear special suits designed to record their physical movements while working. Some workers complained as they knew they were training robots to eventually replace them. Tesla has since shifted data collection to dedicated teams.