Musk: Tesla Needs 10,000-20,000 Optimus Robots to Train Them
10/22/2026 — 10/22, 22:19·2 sources (all)·3 reports (all)
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- Tesla reported Q3 net income of $787 million, down 43% year over year, with revenue flat at $28.05 billion. On the earnings call, Elon Musk…
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Tesla reported a 43% drop in third-quarter profit, according to the company's quarterly update published on Wednesday and covered by The Next Web. Net income came in at $787 million, down from $1.37 billion a year earlier. Revenue was flat at $28.05 billion. The report said Tesla spent heavily during the quarter on AI, robots and self-driving cars. The same update states that Tesla has started building its Optimus robot. No further details were given in the available material: the report does not specify production volumes or a timeline for Optimus, and it does not attribute the profit decline to any cause beyond the stated spending. The disclosure is the latest confirmed step in the story.
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Latest turnElon Musk said on Tesla's third-quarter earnings call that the company needs to build 10,000 to 20,000 Optimus humanoid robots so they can learn tasks through practice. Tesla has only recently started production on a new Optimus line in Fremont, California.
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Elon Musk said on Tesla's third-quarter earnings call that the company needs to build 10,000 to 20,000 Optimus humanoid robots so they can learn tasks through practice. Tesla has only recently started production on a new Optimus line in Fremont, California.
The Next WebAI score 56Tesla's third-quarter net income fell 43% to $787 million from $1.37 billion a year earlier, while revenue was flat at $28.05 billion as spending on AI, robots and self-driving increased, The Next Web reports. The company's quarterly update says it has started building its Optimus robots.
The Next WebAI score 59On its Q3 earnings call, Tesla said Optimus will be commercialized by the end of next year and that it aims to build about 5 million vehicles a year by around 2030, with 2027 Megapack capacity nearly sold out. The company cut its annual capex target from more than $25 billion to $20 billion and said limited battery supply is holding back production.
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