Tesla boss Elon Musk says the electrical automobile automobile maker will begin producing and utilizing humanoid robots from subsequent 12 months.
In a social media put up, Mr Musk mentioned the robots will first be utilized by Tesla, which is able to begin making them to promote in 2026.
The know-how billionaire had beforehand mentioned he anticipated the robotic, known as Optimus, to be prepared to be used in Tesla factories by the top of this 12 months.
Different companies, together with Honda and Boston Dynamics, have additionally been growing their very own humanoid robots.
“Tesla can have genuinely helpful humanoid robots in low manufacturing for Tesla inner use subsequent 12 months and, hopefully, excessive manufacturing for different corporations in 2026,” Mr Musk mentioned on his social media platform X, previously often called Twitter.
It got here only a day earlier than Tesla was on account of launch its newest monetary outcomes.
The corporate’s shares ended Monday’s buying and selling session on Wall Road up by greater than 5%.
He has beforehand mentioned the Tesla aimed for the robots to be mass produced and price lower than $20,000 (£17,900) every.
Mr Musk is understood for setting formidable timelines for his corporations, which he has not at all times met.
In 2019, he mentioned he felt “very assured” Tesla would have self-driving taxis on the highway by the next 12 months.
Earlier this 12 months, Mr Musk mentioned the long-awaited robotaxi can be unveiled on 8 August.
Final week, he appeared to verify a report that the occasion can be delayed.
Mr Musk didn’t give a brand new date however mentioned he had requested a change to the entrance of the automobile.
“The additional time permits us to indicate off a number of different issues,” he wrote.
It got here after Bloomberg Information reported that the occasion had been delayed to October.
Mr Musk’s companies have been more and more specializing in applied sciences similar to synthetic intelligence, autonomous driving and robots at a time of slowing demand for electrical autos.
