Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he expects production for Optimus, the humanoid robot, to start around late July or August.

As Tesla continues to showcase its humanoid robot Optimus in increasingly public settings, from the Boston Marathon to a Hollywood diner launch, CEO Elon Musk is finally outlining when the product could reach the real world—and what it will realistically be able to do at first.

Elon Musk says Tesla’s Optimus robot could launch next year, with production starting in 2026 and a major scale-up planned by 2027.

Tesla is ramping up Optimus V3 production while Elon Musk keeps key robot upgrades secret to prevent competitors from copying the technology.

Tesla Inc. TSLA CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday accused rivals in the Humanoid Robot space of copying the EV giant’s robotics technology. Frame-By-Frame Analysis During the earnings call with investors, Musk was asked about the progress of the next generation of Optimus robots.

Tesla’s and CEO Elon Musk’s Optimus robot dreams may soon be a reality. Tesla said in its Q1 earnings report that preparations for the company's first large-scale Optimus fact

Tesla’s shift from electric cars to high-tech robots is set to go into overdrive, with Elon Musk telling investors the “Optimus” robot will be its most important product yet.

Investor Ross Gerber of Gerber Kawasaki slammed Tesla Inc. TSLA on Thursday for winding down production of the premium Model S and Model X vehicles as the EV giant shifts towards robots. Best EV Ever In a post on the social media platform X,

Tesla was supposed to host a live demonstration of its latest Optimus humanoid robot last quarter. But that may be delayed to "probably" the middle of 2026, CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday. Musk said that while Optimus is "almost ready,

Elon Musk has never been shy about making bold predictions. But his latest statement on AI and automation is drawing some of the sharpest pushback he has seen in a while, and it is not coming from the corners you might expect.