Saad Ullah
⬤ Tesla is moving forward with its Optimus humanoid robot development, planning to collect training data at the Austin, Texas Gigafactory as early as February. The company shared these plans with employees during a recent internal town hall meeting.
⬤ Business Insider reported Saturday that Tesla wants Optimus to learn how to work inside the Texas factory. The company has been running similar robot training at its Fremont, California facility for over a year, and Austin would be the next location to host these activities.
⬤ Tesla has put safeguards in place to keep Optimus training separate from regular production work. People familiar with the program say data collectors working with the robots stay away from other factory workers, preventing any slowdowns in vehicle manufacturing while the team gathers operational data.
⬤ Moving Optimus training to Austin shows Tesla's commitment to developing humanoid robotics in actual factory environments. Training robots inside a working production facility could speed up development and help Optimus learn real-world tasks faster, supporting Tesla's broader automation and AI goals.
Saad Ullah
