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Tesla: the dedicated Optimus factory's steel skeleton is nearly done

2026-10-01 Robots

From the Robots digest for 2026-10-01

Giga Texas's Purpose-built Optimus factory has gone "from raw earth to a nearly complete structural steel skeleton" by October. Continuation of the tesla-optimus thread — the ramp's physical layer alongside the Sep 25 reality check (hands breaking, suppliers behind, no generalization). Watch items stand: Q4 monthly output, first external customer, Macrohard's September UX deadline now lapsed — check the ledger.

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