Elon Musk says Tesla’s Optimus robot could launch next year, with production starting in 2026 and a major scale-up planned by 2027. Elon Musk has given the most concrete timeline yet for Tesla’s ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes the Optimus robot will become the company's most important product. Optimus is a bipedal, autonomous humanoid robot designed for various tasks, from factory work to ...

During Tesla’s Q1 2026 earnings call today, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Optimus robot production will begin at Fremont in late July or August — just four months after the last Model S and X roll off ...

As tens of thousands of runners head toward the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Tesla is placing something unusual in their path: a humanoid robot designed to win over the crowd. Tesla’s Optimus ...

In short: Tesla’s China president Wang Hao has described the Shanghai Gigafactory as a “golden key” to mass-producing Optimus humanoid robots, the first time a Tesla executive has publicly linked the ...

Konstantinos Laskaris (Tesla Optimus Program Lead/Director) gave an INSPIRE keynote talk at the ETH Robotics Club in Zurich on April 2, 2026 (attended by 400+ students and robotics enthusiasts). He ...

Tesla (TSLA) has halted Model S and X production to focus on Optimus, its humanoid robot now in third generation with expanded training at its Texas factory and potential consumer sales targeted for ...

Tesla's pivot to free factory space for its humanoid robot Optimus by cutting Model S and Model X production lines highlights a broader shift in the robotics industry toward a structural competition ...

Tesla is repurposing its factory in Fremont, California, from electric vehicle production to manufacturing for Optimus robots. Optimus can learn to do basic tasks by watching humans or videos. While ...

Tesla is already working on the third generation of its Optimus humanoid robot, which the company said recently is "our first design meant for mass production." This could give the company an ...