Elon Musk said Tesla will build at least 5,000 Optimus robots this year, and maybe as many as 10,000. The company will build another 50,000 Optimus robots in 2026, and will work its way up from there. It may eventually build 10 million robots a year or more, he added. And he believes there will be enough demand to sell every one of them.
According to Musk, Tesla is uniquely positioned to bring humanlike robots to the marketplace. “In a very short time, Optimus has gone from being an idea to the most sophisticated humanoid robot on earth,” he said. Compared with other robot manufacturers, he said, “Tesla has some important ingredients that others don’t have, which is, our robot has a real brain. Tesla is the leader in real-world AI. What we learned in the car, we translate to the Optimus robot. And we also take our expertise in electric motors, batteries, power, electronics, structural design, and then another major thing is that we’re very good at manufacturing.”
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