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Elon Musk says Tesla Optimus robot volume production and deliveries could begin in 2025

The first wave of Tesla Bots could be in the hands of the public as early as next year.

Donovan Erskine

April 23, 2024 3:45 PM

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One of Tesla's more fascinating in-development projects is the Tesla Bot. Also referred to as Optimus, this humanoid robot was originally revealed back in 2021. There have been few updates since then, but CEO Elon Musk has now shared that volume production and deliveries of the Tesla Bot could begin as soon as 2025.

Elon Musk provided the latest update on the Tesla Bot during the company’s Q1 2024 earnings call. “I think Optimus will be more valuable than everything else combined,” the CEO said. Musk also said that he believes Tesla will have Optimus performing “useful tasks” around its factories by the end of the year.

After launching internally later this year, Musk envisions that Tesla may be able to sell the Tesla Bot externally at some point in 2025. Much is still unknown about the humanoid robot other than the fact it’s designed to handle general tasks.

With Tesla’s Optimus robot potentially launching in 2025, we could be gearing up for a new era for the EV manufacturer. As for its other ambitious projects, Tesla has also stated that it’ll be increasing its AI training exponentially by the end of 2024.

Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_