Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the carmaker will begin selling its Optimus humanoid robot in 2026. Musk also estimated that the long-term demand for general-purpose humanoid robots is “in excess of 20 billion units." Optimus has already started performing tasks autonomously in one of Tesla’s facilities and will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the carmaker will begin selling its Optimus humanoid robot in 2026. Musk also estimated that the long-term demand for general-purpose humanoid robots is “in excess of 20 billion units." Optimus has already started performing tasks autonomously in one of Tesla’s facilities and will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year.