Tesla will have humanoid robots in “low production” for the company’s internal use next year, CEO Elon Musk said Monday, months after he announced an introduction by the end of 2024.
The automaker will have the robots “hopefully” in high production for other companies in 2026, Musk said in a post on social media platform X.
Musk had said in April that the Tesla robot, named Optimus, would be able to perform tasks at the factory by the end of this year and could be ready for sale by the end of 2025.
Humanoid robots have been under development for several years by Japan’s Honda and Hyundai Motor’s Boston Dynamics. Companies are betting on them to fill potential labor shortages and perform repetitive tasks that can be dangerous or tedious such as logistics, warehousing and manufacturing.
Musk has a history of failing to deliver on bold promises to Wall Street.
In 2019, he told investors that Tesla would operate a network of autonomous “robotaxis” cars by 2020.
Last week, he signaled that unveiling the robotax would take more time, saying it required “a significant design change” to the front end of the vehicle.
Tesla released the first generation of its Optimus robot, named Bumblebee, in September 2022. This year, the company posted a video of a second generation of the bipedal robot folding a T-shirt at the firm’s facility.
Musk in recent months has focused on artificial intelligence, autonomous driving software, robotaxis and the Optimus robot amid waning demand for electric vehicles, which make up more than 80% of Tesla’s quarterly revenue.
Tesla is set to report its second-quarter results on Tuesday, with Wall Street expecting margins to hit their lowest level in more than five years, but the focus will also be on Musk’s ambitious plans for robotaxis and AI products.
Tesla shares rose more than 3% on Monday.
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