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Optimus falls backward and collapses during Miami 'Autonomy Visualized' demo

S1 · 12/2025 · Tesla · Miami, FL, USA

Record

CompanyTesla
Categoryav trucking
Typemalfunction
Date12/2025
Time of daynot documented
LocationMiami, FL, USA
SeverityS1 (near-miss / disclosed vulnerability)
Scale1 unit
Confidencehigh
VerificationCited source on file; not independently re-verified
SourceElectrek

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An Optimus robot handing out water bottles at a Tesla event in Miami fumbled the task, made a gesture resembling removing a VR headset, then froze and fell backward to the floor; the episode fueled public debate over how much of the demo was teleoperated.

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