Tesla Optimus enters early production, but software and dexterous hands are not yet ready

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on the earnings call that the Optimus humanoid robot has begun early production on the high-volume line in Fremont, California, calling the robots that came off the line the first production-quality robots and saying the manufacturing process applies to commercial products; however, he also listed several unfinished items, including the hand design, safety, reliability, durability, and the AI needed for the robot to actually be used for open-ended tasks.