"It was then no surprise that some in the Tesla community had the impression that the refined version of the prototype featured in the new images was Optimus V3. With its more advanced hands, forearms, and sleek new paint job, after all, the unit could very well be a whole new evolution of the humanoid robot. As per Musk, however, this was not the case."
"The addition of Grok suggests Tesla is seeking to integrate conversational AI directly into Optimus, expanding its potential applications beyond mechanical movement to include workplace and consumer interaction. The Optimus in the video was quite different from the V2 units that have been showcased by the company in the past. Its hands looked more human (though they appeared to be mannequin placeholders) and its body was painted gold."
Elon Musk clarified that Optimus V3 has not been shown publicly and that recent images depict V2 and V2.5 prototypes. A video shared by Marc Benioff showed a gold-colored Optimus answering questions via Tesla's Grok AI and taking tentative steps, indicating conversational AI integration to broaden use cases. The prototype displayed more human-like hands, forearms, and a new paint job, though some hand elements appeared to be mannequin placeholders. Tesla's Optimus account teased functional hands with the caption "I've been working on my figure." Community speculation misidentified the refined V2/V2.5 units as V3, prompting Musk to correct the record.
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