# Tesla's Optimus robot falls far short of 20,000-per-week goal, The Information reports

> The Verge relays The Information's report that Tesla made only several hundred Optimus robots a week last month, far below its 20,000-per-week target.

- **Topic**: Models
- **Published**: 2026-09-27T18:39:35.514Z
- **Canonical URL**: https://highsignal.sh/stories/teslas-optimus-robot-falls-far-short-of-20-000-per-week-goal-the-information-78734214

## Why It Matters

Tesla pitched Optimus as a mass-manufactured humanoid; the report suggests the hard part is assembly, not ambition.

## Key Findings & Analysis

### Production snags

: Tesla produced only several hundred Optimus robots a week last month, according to The Information, as relayed by The Verge — far below the company's reported goal of 20,000 per week. The report says Tesla repurposed Model S and Model X production lines for Optimus earlier this year, which brought manufacturing problems, including difficulty lining up parts precisely. The Information notes that Optimus parts are much smaller than car parts and must fit together far more precisely, and that issues persist with the hands of the current V3 robots. The Verge's excerpt cuts off mid-sentence on the hand issues.

## Primary Sources & Citations

- [Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1000794/tesla-optimus-production-issues-hands) — *The Verge (AI)* (Reporting)

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