Tesla starts making Optimus robots at Fremont

Tesla has begun production of its Optimus humanoid robot at its Fremont factory, marking the first commercial-quality units off the line.

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Oct 21, 2026

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Tesla starts making Optimus robots at Fremont

Tesla has begun production of its Optimus humanoid robot at its Fremont factory, marking the first commercial-quality units off the line.

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Tesla has begun production of its Optimus humanoid robot at its Fremont factory, marking the first commercial-quality units off the line. Tesla has begun producing Optimus humanoid robots at its Fremont factory, with the company confirming the manufacturing process is suitable for commercial products. Originally…

Tesla begins Optimus production

A prototype of Tesla's Optimus robot.

Tesla has begun producing its Optimus humanoid robot at its Fremont factory in California. The company said the bots coming off this line are the first production-quality bots it has manufactured.

“The bots coming off this line are the first production-quality bots that we have manufactured.”

Manufacturing process proven suitable

Tesla said it has proven that the current manufacturing process for Optimus is suitable for a commercial product. The company will continue refining the robot's hardware and manufacturing process.

“proven that the current manufacturing process for Optimus is suitable for a commercial product.”

Scaled production plans ahead

Tesla stopped producing Model S and Model X at Fremont to make room for Optimus.

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Tesla has begun producing Optimus humanoid robots at its Fremont factory, with the company confirming the manufacturing process is suitable for commercial products.

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