Humanoid robots in factories? Elon Musk to deploy robots for Tesla's internal operations by next year
PTC News Desk: Tesla will be using humanoid robots in low production for internal usage next year, CEO Elon Musk said Monday, months after announcing that the rollout would occur by the end of 2024.
Musk stated in a post on social media platform X that the robots will be in high production for use by other companies "hopefully" by 2026.
Musk stated in April that the Tesla robot, named Optimus, would be able to do manufacturing tasks by the end of this year and could be available for purchase as early as the end of 2025.
Japan's Honda and Hyundai Motor's Boston Dynamics have been developing humanoid robots for several years. Several organisations count on them to fill labour shortages and do repetitive tasks that can be dangerous or tedious in industries such as logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing.
Tesla released the first generation of their Optimus robot, named Bumblebee, in September 2022. This year, the business shared a video of a second-generation bipedal robot folding a T-shirt at its facility.
- With inputs from agencies
