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Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains
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Tesla is facing significant manufacturing challenges as it scales Optimus robot production toward a weekly target of 20,000 units. Recent reports indicate current output remains limited to several hundred units following the repurposing of existing vehicle lines.
- 01Weekly production yields are significantly trailing the company's long-term manufacturing targets
- 02Repurposing Model S and Model X assembly lines has introduced unforeseen manufacturing snags
- 03Current output reached several hundred units per week as of last month
- 04Internal reports suggest shifting automotive infrastructure to robotics is proving operationally difficult
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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 […]