Morning Edition · Thursday, July 23, 2026Published at 1:46 AM EDT · New York
Tesla to Record Gigafactory Workers' Motions to Train the Optimus Robot
Starting in August at the Grünheide plant near Berlin, selected staff will wear camera-equipped backpacks to capture manipulation data during shifts.
Tesla plans to begin a large data-collection project at its Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany in August, outfitting some workers with backpacks carrying camera systems to record their motions during shifts. The goal is to gather training da…
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