Tesla's "We, Robot" event reveals the Robovan, Robotaxi and the Optimus humanoid robot. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson examines the company's latest innovations in autonomous technology.

During Tesla’s “We, Robot” event last week, which TechCrunch covered late into the night, sources on the ground sent me a handful of videos of the

Behind the flash and spectacle, it was clear that the Tesla's Optimus robots were not as autonomous as they appeared.

Musk first announced Tesla’s humanoid robot by bringing what was very clearly a person in a robot suit on stage, so it’s no surprise that the Optimuses (Optimi? Optimodes?) at

We may be on the brink of a new era where robots not only perform tasks but also become embedded in human society.

A new iteration of the Optimus robot was unveiled at Tesla's We, Robot event, where Elon Musk said it would eventually walk the dog.

Tesla used humans to remotely control some capabilities of its Optimus robot prototypes at a recent event, according to people familiar with the matter.

His most important future product was acting very much thanks to human intelligence with critics calling it a “parlor trick.”

Tesla's main announcement coming from the company's recent "We, Robot" event was the Robotax i (or the CyberCab, we're still not sure about the name). But perhaps the biggest impression was made by Tesla's updated Optimus robots,