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Elon Musk draws parallels to Tesla's past efforts in scaling electric vehicle production, where he notes that Tesla's prior success in building supply chains, manufacturing at scale, and reducing costs significantly lowers the risk of failure in robot production. He stresses that "failure would be almost certain" without prior experience, but Tesla's proven track record makes success much more probable.
He indicates that producing humanoid robots is "more difficult", especially concerning hardware design, but Tesla's industry experience gives it a crucial advantage. This contrasts with smaller or less experienced firms attempting to develop such complex robots at limited scales.