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In this field, every company faces fundamental engineering challenges: designing dexterous hands, choosing actuation mechanisms, and ensuring supply chain readiness. Tesla’s approach involves intense trial and error, with billions invested into R&D. The company’s experiments have led to significant progress, culminating in a prototype that appears ready for scaled deployment, but specifics are deliberately kept under wraps until the timing is right.
The Competitive Landscape
Tesla is not alone in pursuing humanoid robots. Numerous startups and established firms are racing to develop their own versions, including:
Archer Aviation, led by Brad Atcock, focusing on vertical takeoff and landing drones.
AIBOT, a Chinese startup developing humanoid robots.