Right now, 1X and Tesla use entirely different mechanical architectures, don't t...

modeless · 2024-10-15T01:56:48 1728957408

Tesla is getting closer with tendon-based hands in the next generation of Optimus. Who knows where they will end up.

beeflet · 2024-10-15T02:28:03 1728959283

Elastic tendons seem like a pretty reasonable solution to this problem, but can it be applied to all the joints (like ball-socket, etc.) I wonder?

I think the chassis of the robot should also have compliance, humans certainly do have squishy spines. I mean imagine you're on the street and you have to share sidewalk space with these things. Running into it would hurt.

modeless · 2024-10-15T02:49:52 1728960592

The tendons are as inelastic as possible. The compliance comes from direct drive motors with no gearing (or as minimal as possible).