Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Use Humanoid Robots In Production Next Year

Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, said on social media that his electric car company will begin using and producing humanoid robots by next year.

“Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year and, hopefully, high production for other companies in 2026,” wrote Musk on X, in a reply to another user’s posts about former OpenAI worker Daniel Kokotajlo’s predictions on the evolution of artificial general intelligence.

According to the BBC, Musk’s statements tend to be very ambitious, and the CEO does not always deliver the expected results. It’s also not the first time Musk talked about producing humanoid robots. He has previously explained that Tesla is building these products and that they will work on mass production to sell them for less than $20,000.

In 2019, Musk also promised robotaxis for 2020, but this promise has not been fulfilled. According to CNBC, investors have been asking questions and requesting more information on these self-driving vehicles, named CyberCabs, and about the humanoid robots named Optimus.

A few weeks ago, in April, Musk assured stakeholders that the Optimus would be in “limited production in the natural factory itself, doing useful tasks before the end of this year.” He also added that Tesla will probably be selling them next year.

According to Forbes, he said recently that Optimus robots would significantly increase the company’s valuation—currently estimated at $788 billion by Google Finance—to $25 trillion.

Musk and other Tesla executives are expected to discuss the challenges and expectations for the business and share financial results today.

Despite Musk’s false promises and issues in the company from laying off over 10% of its staff a few months ago to false promises and investors being left in the dark, stakeholders still believe in Tesla’s CEO. Last month, shareholders approved the largest pay package in U.S. history for Musk.