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Recent developments suggest Elon is undertaking a ground-up reconstruction of the Optimus platform, with leadership shakeups, indicating a recognition of the project’s complexity. Camillo and Tesla insider Hans concur that the program faces enormous software and hardware challenges:
Software Difficulty: Building robots that can perform diverse, complex tasks across different environments involves solving massive AI programming problems, comparing even to autonomous vehicle software but on an even larger scale.
Hardware Challenges: Key actuators, particularly those for dexterous hands, are still mostly in development with no proven mass production. Achieving durability, speed, and reliability at a low cost remains a significant hurdle.