Humanoid robots move into serial production: Tesla, Agility and Figure log operating hours
Humanoid robotics is no longer a lab prototype: Tesla said in its third-quarter 2026 results update, filed with the SEC on October 21, that it began an early production ramp of Optimus at its Fremont, California plant. Elon Musk said scaling to 20,000 units per week will take at least a year and that technical issues persist. Agility Robotics has logged more than 65,000 operating hours for its Digit in GXO deployments, and Figure AI completed a roughly ten-month pilot with BMW in Spartanburg.
In 45 seconds
- Tesla began an early Optimus production ramp in Fremont and dismantled Model S and Model X production lines in 46 days to free up space
- Musk warned that scaling to 20,000 units per week will take at least a year and that around 10,000 details still need adjusting
- Agility's Digit moved more than 100,000 containers at GXO's Flowery Branch site and the fleet has logged over 65,000 operating hours
IASummary generated by artificial intelligence from a story by El Ecosistema Startup. It may contain errors: the original source prevails.




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