Tesla’s Optimus robots hit reliability and dexterity issues despite production surge: Report
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- Tesla has ramped up production of its Optimus humanoid robots to several hundred per week, with a short-term goal of reaching 1,000 units per week by the end of 2026.
- The company faces significant engineering challenges, including complex manual assembly for the hands and forearm components, supply chain reliability issues in China, and difficulties with autonomous learning in unfamiliar environments.
- To address these hurdles, Tesla plans to initially lease the robots to collect training data and develop swappable sensing gloves to simplify repairs.