“Tesla's Optimus robots will probably be available for sale to the public by the end of next year [2027]; "probably later this year, by the end of this year [2026], I think they'll be doing more complex tasks and still deployed in an industrial environment."”
Said Jan 22, 2026Deadline Dec 31, 2027World Economic Forum, Davos, January 22, 2026 (Fox Business; also reported by Bloomberg)
Deadline is end of 2027; as of September 2026 Optimus remains in limited internal use, and Musk acknowledged in January 2026 that no Optimus robots were yet doing useful work in Tesla's factories.