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# Tesla Optimus
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**Type:** Product/Program
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**Parent:** Tesla, Inc.
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**Domain:** Robotics
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**Status:** Pre-production (production start planned late July/August 2026)
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## Overview
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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.
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## Manufacturing
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- **Fremont facility:** Tesla replacing Model S/X production lines with Optimus manufacturing
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- **Initial production:** Late July or August 2026 (Elon Musk, April 2026)
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- **Initial pace:** "Quite slow" (Musk's words)—first production run of a 10,000-part robot
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- **Long-term target:** 10M units/year (new Texas plant planned)
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## Pricing
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- Estimated unit cost: ~$20-30K (not officially confirmed)
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## Key Risks
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- Production has not yet started as of April 2026
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- Previous Musk timeline commitments on Optimus have slipped repeatedly
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## Timeline
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- **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 |