The walking, talking Optimus robots that stole the show during Elon Musk’s Cybercab event last week were being remote-controlled, according to a report.

Tesla's AI Teleoperation team is hiring staff to remotely control, train robots and cars with a state-of-the-art VR rig for complex, intricate tasks.

This 901-piece RC robot offers a variety of functions and even responds to voice commands.

Musk has said Tesla is "super paranoid" about safety and that humans will remotely monitor the fleet, which also has safety monitors in front seats.

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