Tesla Optimus Bots Funnily Work on a Big-Block V8 Tesla Cybertruck in Fantasy Land
Oscar Vargas, the virtual artist better known as "wb.artist20" on social media, continues to dream of automotive stuff that probably can't be made in the garage
Tesla recently held a massive event called 'We, Robot' on October 10, 2024, at Warner Bros. Studios Burbank in California, where it had the upcoming two-passenger battery-electric self-driving car known previously as Robotaxi and officially as Cybercab, with no steering wheel or pedals, driving folks around all night. They also introduced a single Cybervan that could reportedly haul around 20 passengers – as opposed to 20 Cybercabs that were autonomously running around the lot.
However, those weren't the only highlights of the premiere – which many called disappointing because of the limitations brought by a two-passenger car with butterfly doors and no charge port because it relies solely on inductive charging. The reasons for the lukewarm reception were many – when is the Cybercab coming, and will it be allowed on the street without human controls? Why no charge port when inductive charging isn't widespread, or why is the robot van looking like a toaster were among the many queries.
Additionally, at the event, there were also a host of Optimus Tesla bots acting as hosts, with the general-purpose robotic humanoid under development at the company's R&D facilities named after the Transformers character of the same name and currently in its second generation. The latter was considered by Tesla to be developed enough to handle public duties at the event, but detractors again pointed out that they really 'can't do everything' and needed teleoperation and/or AI enhancements for the interactive demonstrations.
Well, on the principle of making fun of the fact that they really can't do everything, even the parallel universes of vehicular CGI have come up with an idea for Tesla Optimus bot use. More precisely, courtesy of a member of the imaginative guild of digital car content creators, the humanoid robots were put to good work by Oscar Vargas, the virtual artist better known as wb.artist20 on social media, who asked them to install a big-block V8 engine inside a Tesla Cybertruck!
side from the hilarious idea of using them as mechanics to morph an EV pickup truck into a high-powered big-block V8 machine, the Tesla Cybertruck isn't stock, either. Instead, it features loads of aerodynamic enhancements pointed out by the black elements on the white body, a lowered stance, a widebody kit, big Y-spoke aftermarket wheels and red brake calipers, plus louvers on top of the bed, a humongous wing and massive diffuser along with quad exhaust tips around the back. So, what do you think – is it a yay or a nay?
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