During a town hall event last week, Tesla (TSLA) informed its employees about its plans to begin collecting data to train its Optimus humanoid robots at its manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, The Business Insider reported on Saturday.

Tesla gained 3% after Musk said Optimus humanoid robots will be sold to consumers by end of 2026 following safety testing.

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Jan 20 (Reuters) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that early production rate of the company's Cybercab robotaxi and its humanoid robot Optimus will be "agonizingly slow" before accelerating over time.

Elon Musk says Tesla will start selling Optimus humanoid robots to the public by the end of 2027, pending safety and reliability.

The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, in his first appearance at Davos, said Tesla could start selling its Optimus robots next year.

TL;DR: Tesla secured a $10 billion order for up to 10,000 Optimus 3+ humanoid robots from PharmAGRI, aiming to restore U.S. drug manufacturing sovereignty. These robots will automate farm operations and pharmaceutical production, replacing low-wage jobs ...

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