# "At Tesla's We, Robot event (Oct 10, 2024), Optimus humanoid robots appeared to autonomously interact with attendees — serving drinks, dancing, and holding natural conversations. Bloomberg, The Verge, and Morgan Stanley confirmed the robots were remotely operated by humans. MKBHD questioned whether it was 'the greatest robotics demo ever, or MOSTLY remote operated.' Tesla issued no official correction. Musk later acknowledged teleoperation in 2025." (DEPLOY verdict: Open)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Open
- **Claim type:** Capability
- **Claimed:** 2024-10-10
- **Claimed by:** [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md)

## Proof on file

- Claim source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-14/tesla-s-optimus-robots-were-remotely-operated-at-cybercab-event
- Claim source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/tesla-optimus-bots-were-controlled-by-humans-during-the-we-robot-event/
- Claim source: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/13/24269131/tesla-optimus-robots-human-controlled-cybercab-we-robot-event
- Status evidence: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-14/tesla-s-optimus-robots-were-remotely-operated-at-cybercab-event
- Status evidence: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/tesla-optimus-bots-were-controlled-by-humans-during-the-we-robot-event/
- Status evidence: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/13/24269131/tesla-optimus-robots-human-controlled-cybercab-we-robot-event

## See also

- [Tesla's full claims ledger](/companies/tesla.md)
- [Claim Integrity Index](/stats/claim-integrity.md): which robot companies deliver on their claims.

_Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources, restated only by appending a new event. Canonical URL: /claims/tesla-optimus-we-robot-teleoperation-vvc-2024-10_