The robot was not fighting on its own. A human pilot operated it remotely with a VR headset and controllers. Onboard systems handled balance and posture. Fighting choices, when to punch and when to kick, came from the person backstage....
Living Neurons Forced Into Silicon Computer Simulations
These systems raise questions that ordinary computers never force. The tissue is alive. It adapts. It organizes activity in response to feedback that researchers describe in terms of predictability versus chaos....
ha! I appreciate this idea... I think at least elon thinks he can be? And that optimus robots will be part of it...
My guess is that he's too engineering minded, and that there's a political/social skill people need to be able to do this that Elon doesn't have....