Elon Musk announced Tesla’s readiness to release 10,000 Optimus robots for the year

During the recent quarterly press conference, the head of Tesla, Elon Musk) said that his company is morally ready to release 10,000 human-like Optimus robots this year. At the same time, Musk evaluates the task as ambitious and does not consider it terrible if the robots are released less. All of them will receive jobs at Tesla enterprises and provide assistance in production.

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«Will we be able to create exactly 10,000 robots by the end of December this year? Most likely not, but will we be able to create several thousand? Yes, I think it will succeed. Will these several thousand Optimus robots do useful things by the end of the year? Yes, I am sure that they will be useful, ”the source quotes the mask quoted.

Appeal to the topic of humanoid robots, the source believes, returns optimism to investors who have lost it after the fall of sales of Tesla electric vehicles in 2024. Robots are always fresh and inspires confidence. Moreover, Tesla promises to massively implement them into factory processes to reduce their own production costs.

Earlier, the company reported that several robots are already working at its factories. However, during the presentations with the presence of journalists, it quickly became clear that robots involved at public events are remotely controlled by human operators. This was done solely for the security goals of those present, and not in order to mislead someone regarding the capabilities of robots.

According to the mask, Tesla currently creates a production line for the release of 1000 Optimus units per month. The next line will be designed for 10,000 units per month. Tesla also works on the second version of Optimus, which, according to the head of the company, can be made at a speed of up to 100,000 units per month. The corresponding line will be launched next year.

Ultimately, Musk expects the production of 100 million Optimus robots per year, which will become the main source of company income. And before that, according to him, “very little time will pass.”

The sale of robots should begin in 2026. Until that time, Tesla will use all released robots for their own needs. The price of the robot will decrease to $ 20,000 and lower, when the production reaches 1 million robots per year. Judging by the voiced plans, this should happen once in 2027.

The most important advantage of the human -like robots on which the mask presses is that they are ready to join the industrial and household environment, focused on humans. Nothing needs to be redone. Another thing is that Musk is not only a businessman, but also a dreamer, and this makes you care about all the numbers and dates voiced by him.