Tesla Ramps Optimus Production Tenfold While Grappling With Manufacturing Bottlenecks

Tesla has accelerated Optimus humanoid robot production to several hundred units per week, a roughly tenfold increase from earlier this year, but the company faces mounting technical and supply chain hurdles that threaten to derail its ambitious 2026 and 2027 output targets. The scaling challenge reveals the hidden complexity of transforming a robotics prototype into a mass-produced consumer product.