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Tesla Starts Producing Optimus Robots at Its Fremont Factory
Business Insider • • business
Key Points:
- Tesla has started producing its humanoid robot, Optimus, at its Fremont factory, marking the first production-quality bots suitable for commercial use, according to the company's quarterly earnings report.
- CEO Elon Musk stated that it will take at least a year to scale production to 20,000 units per week, with customer deliveries expected by the end of next year.
- Musk acknowledged challenges in scaling production, particularly in building reliable robot hands, and described the early production phase as "somewhat bumpy" due to the complexity of the product.
- Tesla is developing an "Optimus Academy" to train robots and improve their AI, and plans to install a next-generation AI5 chip in April to enhance the robots' computing power and intelligence.
- The latest Optimus model has not yet been publicly revealed, but Musk expects to release a video within one to two months; Tesla has repurposed its Fremont plant and is building a second line in Austin to significantly increase production capacity.
