Elon Musk claims Tesla will start using humanoid robots next year

Billionaire says Optimus will start performing tasks for carmaker in 2025 and could be ready for sale in 2026

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The Tesla chief executive, Elon Musk, has claimed the company will produce “genuinely useful” humanoid robots to start working in its factories next year.

The world’s richest person, who has a penchant for making overambitious claims on social media, posted on his platform X, formerly Twitter, that he also hoped to expand into “high production” mode to make robots with a humanlike form available sell to other companies in 2026.