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Tesla’s humanoid robot reportedly still needs humans to manually assemble its hands
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Hitting its goal of making 20,000 Optimus robots per week is reportedly proving tricky for Tesla.
Key facts
- Hitting its goal of making 20,000 Optimus robots per week is reportedly proving tricky for Tesla
- Tesla’s humanoid robot reportedly still needs humans to manually assemble its hands
- 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
- Meanwhile, other developers have begun shifting to less lifelike designs for their robots, and earlier this month, Chinese regulators reportedly started holding
Summary
Tesla’s humanoid robot reportedly still needs humans to manually assemble its hands. It reports that even in the “V3” Optimus robots it’s currently producing, the hands and forearms “have more than 100 screws and other small components that currently require a worker to assemble manually.” These robots are lighter and have more cameras than previous versions, but lack a “sensing glove” currently in development that will improve durability by making it easier to replace touch sensors without swapping out the entire hand. Optimus has faced delays for years now, even as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made bold promises about it, saying Optimus will be Tesla’s “biggest product of all time.” However, at the moment they’re still being used internally for specific tasks in limited areas, and not generally or with remote teleoperation.