Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements
- 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 workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements
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Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains
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Tesla has not yet reached its planned production of 20,000 Optimus robots per week
Elon Musk’s Tesla has encountered difficulties and has not yet reached its planned output of 20,000 Optimus robots per week. According to the publication informationlast month the company was “producing only a few hundred robots a week.” Image source: Tesla Earlier this year, Tesla repurposed its Optimus production line to produce Model S and Model […]
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