EV maker Tesla shared the latest update on its humanoid robot Optimus on X (formerly Twitter) on December 3. The video clip shared by the official Tesla Optimus account and Elon Musk showed the humanoid running in a lab, with other robots lined up in the background.

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Humanoid robots now jog, jump, and balance mid-air, with Tesla Optimus 3 on display, helping you see where home and workplace help is headed.

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A new two-layer language-model algorithm is helping robots break down tasks, refine actions on the fly, and execute movements with greater human-like reasoning, showing strong gains in both simulated chores and real-world robotic arm tests.

When the Next-Gen Iron humanoid was unveiled to the public earlier this month, strutting fluidly down the runway before a gobsmacked audience, it made headlines – but not for the reasons its creators at Xpeng had hoped.

The first units are expected to ship to customers in the US in 2026. There is a $499 monthly subscription alternative to the $20,000 full purchase price, although it will be available at an unspecified later date. A broader international rollout is promised for 2027.

Large language models (LLMs), such as the model underpinning the functioning of OpenAI's platform ChatGPT, are now widely used to tackle a wide range of tasks, ranging from sourcing information to the generation of texts in different languages and even code.

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