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Tesla, Inc. develops the Optimus humanoid robot family (Optimus, Optimus Gen 2, Optimus Gen 3) as general‑purpose bi‑pedal robots for factories and eventually homes. The robots are designed to perform repetitive, dangerous, or undesirable tasks such as material handling, assembly‑line work, and basic household chores, leveraging Tesla’s in‑house AI and actuator technology. Tesla plans to deploy Optimus robots first within its own manufacturing facilities in the United States and later for external industrial and consumer customers globally.
Company facts
- HQ
- Austin, United States
- Founded
- 2003 · 23 yrs
- Employees
- 140,000+
- Website
- www.tesla.com
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- Tesla, Inc. (internal use)deployed 2025builtin.com ↗
- Tesla Fremont Factorydeployed 2026blog.robozaps.com ↗
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Milestones
Tesla aims to ramp up production of Optimus Gen 2 and Gen 3 robots toward millions of units globally.
Tesla announced ending Model S and Model X production to repurpose Fremont factory lines for Optimus humanoid robot manufacturing.
Production intent prototype of Optimus Version 3 planned for early 2026, with one million unit production line targeted by end of 2026.
Tesla plans to have over 1,000 to a few thousand Optimus robots working inside Tesla factories.
Tesla broke ground on massive new Optimus manufacturing facility at Gigafactory Texas with ambitions to reach 10 million units per year.
Tesla announces low‑production Optimus robots for internal use and targets high‑volume production for other companies by 2026.
Tesla unveils the first‑generation Optimus (Bumblebee) prototype at its AI Day.
Optimus prototype shown
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Optimus humanoid robot concept.
Optimus humanoid robot first announced at Tesla's Artificial Intelligence Day event in August.
Optimus announced at AI Day
Press coverage
- Tesla's Robot, Optimus: Everything We Know
Built In · Jul 2024
- Tesla Humanoid Robot Optimus Gen 2 and Gen 3 to Make an Impact in 2025–2026
Biotech HMC · Sep 2024
- Tesla will have humanoid robots in low production for the company's internal use next year
Reuters · Jul 2024
- Optimus (Tesla Bot)
ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics · Jan 2023
- Optimus (robot)
Wikipedia · May 2024
Active products by Tesla
3 shown| # | Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla Optimus Gen 2 | Humanoid | $30.0K | 2023 | 68.7 |
| 2 | Optimus | Humanoid | $25.0K | 2022 | 68.7 |
| 3 | Optimus Gen 3 | Humanoid | $30.0K | 2025 | 48.1 |