Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains

September 25, 2026 Stevie Bonifield

One of Tesla’s Optimus robots set over a green background.

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 Information notes: "Not only are the Optimus production lines new, but the Optimus parts are much smaller and have to fit together far more precisely than car parts."

It reports that even in the "V3" Optimus robots it's currently producing, the hands and f …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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