Tesla CEO Elon Musk Pushes Back Optimus Robot Timeline to 2025 for Internal Use, 2026 for Others

  • 3 months ago
Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that Tesla will have its Optimus humanoid robots in low production for internal Tesla use in 2025 and possibly high production for other companies in 2026.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that Tesla will have its Optimus humanoid robots in low production
00:07for internal Tesla use in 2025, and possibly high production for other companies in 2026.
00:14This is a delay from Musk's previous statement.
00:16Musk first announced Optimus in 2021, but it was just a person in a tight suit on stage,
00:22showing Tesla had nothing at that point.
00:24Tesla developed a functional walking, picking up robot, but was accused of deception when
00:28a video showed someone off-screen controlling the robot's folding motions.
00:33Musk was previously promising Optimus for Tesla factories by end of 2024 and customer
00:38deliveries in 2025, but has pushed this back.
00:40For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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