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At its AI Day presentation Tesla reveals the Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot run by the same AI system as its cars, the start of what becomes Optimus.

Tesla shows a bipedal Optimus prototype walking and waving on stage at AI Day 2022, a year after the Tesla Bot concept.

Elon Musk posts a video of Optimus Generation 2, which Tesla says walks 30% faster and weighs 10 kg less than its predecessor.

Optimus robots mingle with guests at Tesla's robotaxi event, with Musk saying the robot will cost $20,000 to $30,000 "long term."

At XPeng AI Day on 5 November 2025 He Xiaopeng unveiled the next-generation Iron humanoid robot: 178 cm and 70 kg with a bionic spine, a 22-degree-of-freedom hand, three Turing AI chips and solid-state batteries, with mass production targeted for the end of 2026.

Optimus appears in public in the UK for the first time, handing out popcorn and posing for photos at the Tesla showroom in Westfield London.

On 24 August 2026 XPeng agreed to carve out its robotics business into Dogotix with about $900 million of funding commitments led by IDG Capital, a $5 billion pre-money valuation and a stake of about 81.97% retained by XPeng.

Tesla's third-generation Optimus humanoid was due to be revealed mid-2026, with production at Fremont starting late July or August; the reveal has slipped repeatedly from an original Q1 2026 target.

XPeng said on 8 September 2026 that its humanoid robot production line, more than 80% automated, is running and an Iron robot walked off it unaided; mass production is due by the end of 2026 with sales in China and overseas in 2027.