# Chez Tesla, des ouvriers refusent d'enregistrer leurs gestes pour Optimus, le robot censé les remplacer

> According to The Information, cited by Numerama, Tesla employees in Texas and California protested against the motion-capture suits intended to train the Optimus humanoid robot.

Published on 2026-09-30 · Updated on 2026-10-02

To train Optimus by imitation, Tesla's management first fitted its own employees with motion-capture suits, Numerama reports. The idea was to record their movements and teach them to the robot.

The order went down badly, according to The Information. Workers at the factories in Texas and California protested, fearing they would be training the machine designed to replace them.

Tesla eventually handed this data collection to dedicated teams. Wearing camera headsets and capture suits, they work in training centres in Colorado, Arizona and Florida.

## Sources

- [Numerama (Robots)](https://www.numerama.com/tech/2341091-tesla.html)

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