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SUB-CAPABILITY · MANIPULATION

Fine Motor Control

42%
vs. HUMAN BASELINE = 100
PartialConf · Medium

Scoring rubric

0–20
Early research
20–40
Narrow benchmark competence
40–60
Strong benchmark · reliability gaps
60–80
Human-competitive in common scenarios
80–100
Comparable to typical skilled adult
100+
Reliably exceeds typical human baseline

Score vs. baseline

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What this measures

Human baseline

Thread a needle, turn a page, type on a keyboard.

Human frontier

Surgical-grade precision manipulation across general-purpose dexterous hands.

Current state

What works

Specialized platforms in narrow tasks; Optimus demonstrated egg handling without breakage.

Key gaps

General-purpose fine motor on humanoid hands in unstructured environments.

Evidence

1 source
TechnologyQualitySourceScore vs. baselineScore
Optimus Gen 3vendor reportedtesla.com/AI
44%
Source: arxiv.org/abs/2411.12503 · Last reviewed May 2026