Tesla has begun production of its Optimus humanoid in California
Tesla has officially begun production of its Optimus humanoid robot at its Fremont, California facility. The company claims the current manufacturing process is ready for commercial application, though it has not provided a specific release date.
Why it matters
The transition from prototype to production-quality robotics marks a significant milestone in the commercialization of humanoid AI and automation.
A prototype of Tesla's Optimus robot. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Tesla has begun production of its humanoid robot, Optimus, in Fremont, California. The company said the current manufacturing process is "suitable for a commercial product." Elon Musk has previously said scaling up Optimus production will be "agonizingly slow." Tesla has begun producing its long-awaited humanoid robot, Optimus, at its Fremont factory, the company said in its quarterly earnings report. "The bots coming off this line are the first production-quality bots that we have manufactured," Tesla said. The company will continue refining Optimus's hardware and manufacturing process, but added that it has "proven that the current manufacturing process for Optimus is suitable for a commercial product." Tesla did not say when Optimus would become commercially available.
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