Tesla announced it will convert part of its Fremont, California facility from electric vehicle manufacturing to the production of its humanoid robot, Optimus. The company said production of the Model S and Model X will end in the second quarter of 2026. The freed production space is to be repurposed for manufacturing robots developed by Tesla’s robotics and artificial intelligence division.
Optimus is a bipedal humanoid robot equipped with vision systems and software based on Tesla’s AI technologies. The project was first introduced in 2021 as a platform intended to perform repetitive and potentially hazardous tasks. Tesla has stated that a new generation of the robot is being developed with serial production in mind. Planned capacity in the converted section of the plant is expected to reach hundreds of thousands of units annually. The company has not disclosed a detailed timeline for the full launch of the new production line.
