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Apr 23, 2026 4:00 AM

Elon Musk Says Optimus V3 Unveil To Be Closer To Robot's Production As Rivals 'Copy' Everything Tesla Does

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday accused rivals in the Humanoid Robot space of copying the EV giant’s robotics technology.

Frame-By-Frame Analysis

During the earnings call with investors, Musk was asked about the progress of the next generation of Optimus robots. “We've found out our competitors literally do a frame-by-frame analysis and copy everything we're doing,” Musk said, while also outlining that Tesla wants to “push the Optimus 3 unveil maybe closer to production,” which would be around July-August this year.

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