BASENOR Reports Video Purportedly Showing a Robot Controlled by Neuralink

On Nov. 2, 2026, BASENOR reported on a video shared the same day by Whole Mars Catalog that appears to show a robot being controlled directly by brain signals. The outlet said the robot in the video responds to commands without a physical controller, but this has not been confirmed in an official announcement by Neuralink or Tesla.

The video appears to show a control method linking brain signals to robot movements, but the operator, robot and control conditions have not been identified. The video's source and technical evidence of how it was controlled are needed before it can be treated as proof of Neuralink's capabilities or Tesla Optimus' abilities.

What can be confirmed in this case is not that a robot moved using brain signals, but that a video appearing to show this was shared and reported by BASENOR. The existence of the video and the technical claim that a Neuralink implant decoded signals to control a robot require separate evidence. In particular, because the type of robot is unknown, the video cannot be treated as a demonstration involving Tesla's Optimus. Even if the footage is described as “robot control,” the available material does not establish which movements corresponded to which commands, or whether control involved part of the body or the whole body. Related articles from Physical AI News include AL Circle Publishes Article on Tesla's Optimus, which reports on an article about Optimus, and Tesla Expected to Begin Taking Optimus Reservations in Early December, Report Says, which reports on the expected start of reservations. Neither provides evidence that the video is a demonstration of Optimus or that it is connected to Neuralink. Reports about robot reservations or production and demonstrations of brain-machine interface control concern different matters that need to be verified separately. For industry, the questions are not limited to decoding brain signals; they also include how the resulting output is converted into robot movement commands and how movement safety is ensured. The control systems and evaluation methods required may differ depending on whether the apparent control in the video is continuous or limited to responses to specific commands. However, the video provides no basis for comparing performance or practical utility, as its latency, control conditions and the robot involved are unknown. The next points to verify are primary sources from Neuralink or the video’s poster, the identity of the operator and robot, the correspondence between signals and movements, control reproducibility and whether formal testing took place. Until such information is made available, the video should be distinguished as an unverified demonstration reported by BASENOR, rather than linked to product capabilities or progress on Tesla’s plans.

BASENOR's article says it cannot identify the operator, the robot model, control-signal latency or whether the video is part of formal Neuralink research. It has also not been confirmed whether the robot shown is Tesla's Optimus or a third-party robot.