Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements
Summary
Tesla is shifting from making electric cars to creating humanoid robots called Optimus. The company faces many technical and production problems, and some factory workers are unhappy about helping train robots that might replace their jobs.Key Facts
- Tesla stopped making the Model S and Model X cars in May 2026 to focus on the Optimus robot.
- Tesla aims to produce over 1,000 Optimus robots per week by the end of 2026.
- The Optimus V3 robot is hard to build because parts like its hands have many small pieces that must be assembled by hand.
- Tesla’s robot hands have sensors that often fail, so they added a replaceable glove-like sensor layer.
- The robot’s artificial intelligence (AI) can only perform specific tasks in controlled settings so far.
- Tesla collects data on human movements to teach robots how to work but had to assign special teams to do this after some workers resisted.
- Tesla uses many parts from Chinese suppliers to build the robots.
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk called Optimus possibly “the biggest product ever” but admitted making a fully capable humanoid robot is very difficult.
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