# Tesla Optimus

**Type:** Product/Program  
**Parent:** Tesla, Inc.  
**Domain:** Robotics  
**Status:** Pre-production (production start planned late July/August 2026)  

## Overview

Tesla Optimus is Tesla's humanoid robot program, targeting mass-market production at unprecedented scale. The program represents Tesla's entry into general-purpose robotics, leveraging manufacturing expertise from automotive production.

## Manufacturing

- **Fremont facility:** Tesla replacing Model S/X production lines with Optimus manufacturing
- **Initial production:** Late July or August 2026 (Elon Musk, April 2026)
- **Initial pace:** "Quite slow" (Musk's words)—first production run of a 10,000-part robot
- **Long-term target:** 10M units/year (new Texas plant planned)

## Pricing

- Estimated unit cost: ~$20-30K (not officially confirmed)

## Key Risks

- Production has not yet started as of April 2026
- Previous Musk timeline commitments on Optimus have slipped repeatedly

## Timeline

- **2026-04** — Elon Musk announces production start at Fremont for late July/August 2026; initial output will be "quite slow"; long-term target of 10M units/year with new Texas plant planned