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Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains
Sep 25, 2026, 12:01 PM CDT
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Hitting its goal of making 20,000 Optimus robots per week is reportedly proving tricky for Tesla. The Information reports that Tesla produced "several hundred robots a week" last month, after it repurposed its Model S and Model X production lines for Optimus earlier this year. However, this strategy is reportedly creating manufacturing snags, like issues lining up parts precisely, as The Informati
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No comment or data from Tesla itself No timeline showing when production targets were set or how they have changed No definition of "several hundred" (exact numbers, variance over weeks) No comparison to prior production rates or to other robot manufacturers No independent verification of the reported manufacturing snags
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