Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has announced that the electric car manufacturer will begin building and deploying humanoid robots early in 2025.
According to a social media post by Elon Musk, Tesla will be the first company to use the robots before starting to produce them for sale in 2026.
The tech mogul had previously stated that by the end of this year, he wanted the robot, known as Optimus, to be operational in Tesla manufacturing.
Other companies that have been working on humanoid robot development are Boston Dynamics and Honda.
“Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year and, hopefully, high production for other companies in 2026,” Elon Musk stated on his social media site X, which was once known as Twitter.
It happened the day before Tesla disclosed its most recent financial figures.
The company’s stock increased by over 5% at the close of Wall Street trade on Monday.
In the past, he stated that Tesla wanted the robots to be affordable, mass-produced, and priced under $20,000 (£17,900).
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It is well known that Mr. Musk sets lofty goals for his businesses, which he has yet to achieve.
He declared in 2019 that he was “very confident” Tesla would have self-driving taxis operating by the next year.
Mr. Musk stated earlier this year that the much-anticipated Robotaxi would be revealed on August 8.
He seemed to corroborate a rumor last week that the event would be postponed.
While he did not provide a new timeframe, Mr. Musk did state that he had asked for the front of the car to be altered.
He wrote, “We can showcase a few more things because of the additional time.”
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It happened following a report by Bloomberg News stating that the event was rescheduled for October.
Amidst a slowdown in the demand for electric vehicles, Mr. Musk’s firms have been increasingly focused on technology like robots, autonomous driving, and artificial intelligence.
