An image of Tesla's Optimus robot serving drinks at the company's "We, Robot" event. The robots were remotely controlled by humans.Tesla Tesla's robots might have wowed viewers at its "We Robot" event ...

Teleoperated robots at scale, even if years away, could mean a seismic shift in how we think about labor and automation. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI.

Behind-the-scenes human assistance meant the We, Robot event said little about how far its Optimus humanoid robots have come. Behind-the-scenes human assistance meant the We, Robot event said little ...

Tesla's robots serving drinks and talking to guests at the "We Robot" were partly controlled by humans. The robots' performance quickly raised skepticism about their true capabilities and independence ...