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Tesla Optimus robot shows ball catch with new hand

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Tesla has published a demo video for the Optimus robot, showing ball catch capability with a faster hand movement to keep the object in the air before it falls on the ground.

The video shows the bot standing and waiting for a ball throw while showing hand gestures. Following the catch, the bot let the ball roll off the hand. During the catch, the other hand remained stationary and didn’t move.

This new hand has been in development for more than a year and was showcased at the We, Robot autonomous event on October 10. However, that was only for a brief introduction to this body part for the Optimus robot and we now got to see this robotic limb in action.

In May this year, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla announced that Optimus will gain more flexible hand movement with a new upgrade. It will enhance the movements with 22 degree of free (DoF).

More DoF enables fast bends and reaction control to Optimus’s actions in real time. Meanwhile, the first-generation hands only had 11 DoF, which was still good for picking some objects from one place to another.

Tesla previously published videos, showing Optimus handling batteries from a conveyor belt to a storage tray.

The video clip showed that the hand covered unlike the right hand showing finger joints. Check the video clip below.

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