Tesla Targets 1,000 Optimus Weekly, but Robots Struggle with Tasks
- Tesla currently produces several hundred Optimus robots a week at Fremont, roughly 10 times its Q2 output, though most units remain confined to internal testing and supervised areas.
- To facilitate this scaling, Tesla repurposed its Model S and Model X production lines earlier this year, converting the Fremont facility to focus entirely on Optimus manufacturing.
- According to The Information, three people familiar with the system said Optimus AI cannot yet reliably handle a wide range of tasks, behaving unpredictably in situations lacking specific training.
- Managers aim for more than 1,000 robots a week by year-end, with an eventual target of about 20,000 weekly; Tesla plans to lease units to select companies rather than selling them.
- Chinese competitor XPeng started running an automated IRON humanoid production line in Guangzhou this month, targeting commercial sales in 2027 as global rivals accelerate humanoid development.
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Tesla Reportedly Can't Get the Hands to Work on Its Optimus Robot
Earlier this year, news emerged that Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California was being converted from a facility manufacturing its Model S and X EVs to focus on building its Optimus humanoid robot instead. It was the latest sign yet that Tesla CEO Elon Musk was making good on his threat of abandoning car sales in favor of both AI and the company’s bipedal, black-masked assistant. But progress has been slower than he’d like. While the company mana…
Tesla’s Optimus production is up tenfold but the robot hands lag
Tesla has increased Optimus production about tenfold in recent months. It is still struggling to build the humanoid robots reliably at scale. Qianer Liu and Grace Kay reported for The Information on Friday, citing people familiar with the project, that the hands, factory equipment and suppliers are holding it back. Tesla made several hundred robots […] This story continues at The Next Web
Tesla's Optimus Can't Build Its Own Hands Yet
Tesla converted Fremont car lines to Optimus and now builds hundreds of humanoid robots weekly. Hands still need human assembly of more than 100 small parts, line fixtures miss alignments, and AI generalization remains limited. Most units stay internal as Tesla targets 1,000 per week by year-end.
Work With Your Hands? That’s One Area Tesla’s Robots Aren’t Cracking Anytime Soon
Tesla reportedly struggles with complex engineering of getting the hands of its humanoid robots to work properly; meanwhile, workers have complained that the robots are designed to replace them. AI could well be coming for your job—well, unless you work with your hands. Then you might be safe for a while yet.Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been making bold claims about the company’s Optimus line of …
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