Tesla
EV and energy company developing Optimus, a general-purpose humanoid, for mass production.
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Tesla is building Optimus, a general-purpose autonomous humanoid that reuses the AI it developed for self-driving cars. Its 2026 shareholder updates say first-generation Optimus lines are being installed at Fremont in place of the Model S/X lines, with Gigafactory Texas being prepared for a larger second-generation line.
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- Founded
- 2003
- Country
- United States
RivalsAll rivals
- Figure AIDirect rival
Humanoid hardware · Factory labor
- Boston DynamicsDirect rival
Humanoid hardware · Automotive parent
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- AnalysisWho supplies humanoid robot joints? Japan's Harmonic Drive and Nabtesco, China's Leaderdrive and Germany's Schaeffler lead, while Tesla and Figure build their own
- FundingAgility Robotics files S-4 for Nasdaq listing, showing $1.8 million in 2025 sales against a $138 million loss
- PartnershipFigure commits $3.5 billion to Nscale for up to 100,000 Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs to train its Helix robot model
- BusinessFigure puts its F.03 humanoid on BMW's Spartanburg floor after a 24-fold production ramp and a first Brookfield-linked retail deal
- M&AAgility Robotics agrees to go public through Churchill Capital XI at a $2.5 billion pre-money value, with Foxconn leading a $200 million PIPE