Overview
- Optimus handed out popcorn and Tesla-branded Christmas ornaments during a public demonstration in the Mall of Berlin, drawing long queues of visitors.
- Reporters noted no clear confirmation of autonomous operation, with prior footage from a Miami event showing a robot tipping over and Tesla declining to comment.
- Elon Musk cast the robot as central to Tesla's future and said he hopes to start production by the end of next year.
- Coverage described the current Optimus Gen 2 as silent and cited a projected market price in the €20,000 to €25,000 range.
- The presentation came as Tesla emphasizes robots and robotaxis, with rivals like Waymo, Figure AI and Agility Robotics advancing competing autonomous and humanoid systems.