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Tesla's Optimus robot faces significant manufacturing hurdles as it attempts to scale production, revealing the precision challenges inherent in transitioning automotive assembly lines to complex humanoid robotics. The reliance on manual assembly for delicate components like hands highlights current limitations in automated manufacturing for this specific AI-driven hardware platform. This development underscores the gap between ambitious deployment timelines and the practical engineering realities of building advanced embodied AI systems.

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Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains

The VergeSeptember 25, 20262 min read

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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