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The humanoid
era, logged

Every demo, production target and statement about Tesla’s general-purpose robot, dated and sourced. Stated goals stay separate from what has actually happened.

Milestones logged

10

Stated targets

4

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Timeline

  1. Sep 25, 2026

    production

    Output reportedly reaches several hundred a week

    Per The Information (via Electrek): up from a few dozen per week in Q2; mostly used internally. Hands and sensor reliability cited as bottlenecks. Single paywalled source.

    source

  2. Aug 20, 2026

    statement

    Gen 3 design “finalized”

    Told to JPMorgan at Fremont: supply chain “essentially locked in”.

    source

  3. Jul 22, 2026

    production

    First-generation production lines installing

    Q2 update: “installing the first-generation lines for Optimus, where we expect to start production soon.”

    source

  4. Jan 28, 2026

    milestone

    Fremont S/X line to become an Optimus line

    Model S/X end; the Fremont space converts to Optimus production.

    source

  5. Nov 6, 2025

    milestone

    Shareholders approve 1M-robot pay milestone

    The 2025 CEO award includes 1 million Optimus delivered as one operational milestone.

    source

  6. Jun 6, 2025

    milestone

    Program leadership changes

    Milan Kovac departs; Ashok Elluswamy takes over Optimus alongside Autopilot/AI.

    source

  7. Oct 10, 2024

    demo

    Robots at “We, Robot”

    Robots served drinks and mingled; coverage criticized the level of teleoperation.

    source

  8. Dec 13, 2023

    demo

    Optimus Gen 2 video

    Walking, squats and delicate egg handling with 11-DoF hands.

    source

  9. Sep 30, 2022

    demo

    First prototype walks on stage (AI Day 2)

    The “Bumblebee” development platform walked untethered.

    source

  10. Aug 19, 2021

    milestone

    Tesla Bot announced at AI Day

    Concept unveiled on stage with a performer in a suit.

    source

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Production//1 min

Optimus output reportedly hits several hundred a week. The V3 reveal is still missing

A report says Fremont's former Model S/X space is now building humanoid robots at a growing clip, mostly for internal use. Hands, sensors and generalization are the bottlenecks.