In late 2016 Musk set about converting an old GM / Toyota factory in Fremont, California into Tesla assembly facility. They invested in developing in-house robotics capabilities by acquiring two automation companies, Grohmann & Perbix. Tesla purchased over 1,000 robots including 6-axis arms from Kuka and Fanuc and automated guided vehicles from Omron. They applied them across the process tackling relatively routine tasks such as welding or painting through to entirely novel tasks like wire harness assembly. By April 2018, everything was not going to plan. The company was far behind schedule, only producing an average of 2000 cars/week and haemorrhaging $100 million dollars a week. The period was described as “Production Hell”. But Tesla stabilized the process.
https://www.themachinemaker.com/technologies/doug-walker-industrial-robots-2312
10 Sep 2024
Will robots take over Tesla factories? They could save Elon Musk's company $500 million a year, analysts say
Tesla could save $57,550 for every worker it replaces with a optimus humanoid robot by 2030.
https://x.com/Tesla_Optimus/status/1964425666834931730/photo/2
https://qz.com/tesla-reshape-industries-ev-ai-robotaxi-optimus-musk-1851644413
By the end of 2024, Musk he expects more than 1,000 robots will be working at Tesla. Two robots are already on the factory floor. The robots are expected to sell for between $20,000 and $30,000.
Deutsche Bank (DB) expects the robots to cost between $27,000 and $76,000 to make. The “cost savings” would come in the form of replacing people with robots in Tesla factories.Assuming that a manufacturing worker is on the clock for 40 hours a week and gets paid $62,400 in 2027, Tesla could save $31,900 by replacing them with a robot. Replacing 10% of workers would save $141 million per year. If that same worker was still at the company in 2030 and making $72,800 a year, Tesla could save $57,550 by putting a robot in their place. If 20% of workers are replaced, Tesla could save as much as $509 million annually.
Yearwise Bibliography
2016
https://electrek.co/2016/07/31/tesla-gigafactory-robots-machines-battery-factory/
https://electrek.co/2016/09/01/tesla-model-3-robot-supplier-bring-up-production-line-time/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0P1Ikyz8To
https://partsolutions.com/innovative-engineering-how-a-tesla-model-s-is-made/
https://nypost.com/2016/11/08/tesla-acquires-robots-company-to-accelerate-car-production/
https://openhumanitiespress.org/feedback/science-technology/teslas-model-3-as-ikon-of-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/
https://archive.curbed.com/2016/7/29/12326402/gigafactory-manufacturing-robotics-technology
https://www.manufacturingtomorrow.com/article/2016/07/what-super-efficient-manufacturing-looks-like/8262
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2016/11/08/tesla-buying-germanys-grohmann-engineering-to-automate-accelerate-production/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-planning-build-futuristic-gigafactory-185200816.html
https://www.engadget.com/2016-08-06-six-tesla-inventions.html
2017
https://electrek.co/2017/04/25/tesla-model-3-robot-production-line-pictures/
https://electrek.co/2017/07/07/tesla-model-3-production-line/
https://cleantechnica.com/2017/04/27/tesla-army-kuka-robots-waiting-installed-model-3-assembly-line/
https://futurism.com/leaked-photos-from-tesla-show-the-alien-robots-that-will-build-model-3s
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/teslas-model-3-production-hell-is-testing-elon-musks-fix-as-you-go-carmaking-model/
https://loupfunds.com/teslas-bedrock-in-ai-robotics-will-transform-the-industry-our-lives/
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-buying-perbix-automated-manufacturing-2017-11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZDBCpwk83A
https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-assembling-robot-army-10314578
https://monroeengineering.com/blog/tesla-acquires-manufacturing-robot-supplier-perbix/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/11/03/sleepless-nights-broken-robots-and-mounting-pressure-musk-offers-rare-glimpse-inside-teslas-production-hell/
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musk-robot-software-will-make-tesla-worth-as-much-as-apple-2017-05-04
https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/robots-will-help-tesla-catch-up-to-apple-in-value-elon-musk-story-5Yu5DFQbS55SMZ3WLPLMfM.html
Tesla-made-only-260-model-3-cars-in-q3-but-is-confident-it-can-fix-bottleneck/
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/02/tesla-made-only-260-model-3-cars-in-q3-but-is-confident-it-can-fix-bottleneck/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/07/magazine/tech-design-future-autonomous-cars-factory-tesla-sustainability-gigafactory.html
https://hbr.org/2017/08/is-tesla-really-a-disruptor-and-why-the-answer-matters
https://www.ien.com/automation/video/20978879/tesla-reportedly-forced-to-make-parts-by-hand
https://insights.globalspec.com/article/4788/what-is-the-real-cost-of-an-industrial-robot-arm
https://one.oecd.org/document/DSTI/CIIE(2017)14/en/pdf
https://interestingengineering.com/video/drone-footage-of-teslas-fremont-factory-shows-new-buildings-for-increased-model-3-production
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15342218/teslas-musk-brags-on-model-3-gives-more-details-on-model-y-and-semi/
https://wccftech.com/terrifying-robotic-charger-tesla-model/
2018
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/13/17234296/tesla-model-3-robots-production-hell-elon-musk
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/16/elon-musk-humans-robots-slow-down-tesla-model-3-production
https://electrek.co/2018/05/13/tesla-hackathon-robots-model-3-production/
https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/elon-musk-s-alien-dreadnought-an-insider-s-view-of-tesla-s-model-3-factory-118060900902_1.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrAIQ_YZ_i4
https://interestingengineering.com/video/these-are-the-robots-making-your-tesla-s-vehicles
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-paint-shop-robot-applicator/
https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/04/17/67012/tesla-shuts-down-model-3-production-to-improve-automation/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/tesla-model-3-sedan-automation-robots-manufacturing-delay-1.4734829
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/business/tesla-factory-musk.html
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Touring-Tesla-s-Model-3-production-line-the-13089341.php
https://qz.com/1294282/the-tesla-model-3-cost-28000-to-build-german-engineers-say-and-it-still-may-not-be-profitable/
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/06/18/tesla-2018-video-celebrating-workers-robots-speed/
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/06/30/automating-intelligently-is-teslas-manufacturing-advantage/
2019
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/05/elon-musk-wasnt-wrong-about-automating-the-model-3-assembly-line-he-was-just-ahead-of-his-time/
https://electrek.co/2019/07/22/tesla-revolutionary-wiring-architecture-robots-model-y/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-gigafactory-germany-strategy-idUSKBN1XO0LO
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/6287639/8600701/08902005.pdf
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2019/03/01/tesla-safety-violations-dwarf-big-us-auto-plants-in-aftermath-of-musks-model-3-push/
2020
https://electrek.co/2020/05/20/tesla-installs-production-robots-fremont-factory/
https://insideevs.com/news/408546/tesla-gigafactory-3-official-high-automation/
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-has-struggled-with-robots-breaking-down-at-car-factory-2020-3
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/16/why-amazon-warehouses-tesla-auto-plants-will-not-go-100percent-robot.html
https://www.icmrindia.org/casestudies/catalogue/IT%20and%20Systems/ITSY104.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHo1PYV3OzY
https://cynlr.com/healing-manufacturings-trillion-dollar-migraine-part-1/
https://medium.com/@ashleylobo98/a-case-study-on-tesla-the-worlds-most-exciting-automobile-company-535fe9dafd30
2021
https://streetfins.com/inside-teslas-crazy-ai-manufacturing-revolution/
https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/cars/watch-robots-painting-tesla-cars-at-shanghai-gigafactory-41635922068352.html
https://www.iqsdirectory.com/resources/teslas-big-problem-excessive-automation/
https://techstory.in/teslas-new-automation-set-up-with-comau-robotics-equipment/
https://www.designnews.com/automotive-engineering/teslas-switch-giga-press-die-castings-model-3-eliminates-370-parts
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-manufacturing-stellantis-owned-comau-robotics-new-automation-fremont-factory/
2022
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/giga-casting-and-robots-how-volkswagens-trinity-aims-to-catch-up-with-tesla/article65280747.ece
https://www.programatium.com/what-percentage-of-tesla-manufacturing-is-done-by-robotics/
https://www.autodaily.com.au/how-car-manufacturing-is-changing-for-evs/
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/04/11/inside-giga-texas-the-machine-that-builds-the-machine/
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tesla-4680-battery
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2022/04/07/elon-musk-opens-teslas-giga-texas-that--he-says-is-the-biggest-us-plant/
https://www.clarify.io/learn/industry-5-0
https://www.barrons.com/articles/tesla-tsla-stock-cyber-rodeo-51649321149
Tesla Model 3 at $25K
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2022/06/improved-lfp-batteries-will-make-a-25k-tesla-model-3-in-2026.html
Tesla installing automated EINES quality control robots at Fremont factory that are already in use at their other Gigafactories
2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJykJxeB95E
https://amdmachines.com/blog/tesla-optimus-robots-begin-limited-factory-deployment/
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-says-two-optimus-humanoid-robots-working-in-factory-autonomously-2024-6
10 Sep 2024
Will robots take over Tesla factories? They could save Elon Musk's company $500 million a year, analysts say
Tesla could save $57,550 for every worker it replaces with a optimus humanoid robot by 2030.
https://qz.com/tesla-reshape-industries-ev-ai-robotaxi-optimus-musk-1851644413
By the end of 2024, Musk he expects more than 1,000 robots will be working at Tesla. Two robots are already on the factory floor. The robots are expected to sell for between $20,000 and $30,000.
Deutsche Bank (DB) expects the robots to cost between $27,000 and $76,000 to make. The “cost savings” would come in the form of replacing people with robots in Tesla factories.Assuming that a manufacturing worker is on the clock for 40 hours a week and gets paid $62,400 in 2027, Tesla could save $31,900 by replacing them with a robot. Replacing 10% of workers would save $141 million per year. If that same worker was still at the company in 2030 and making $72,800 a year, Tesla could save $57,550 by putting a robot in their place. If 20% of workers are replaced, Tesla could save as much as $509 million annually.
2025
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrz2rdlykdo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbPvNDnyN_o
2026
https://www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com/automation/teslas-humanoid-claim-meets-the-reality-of-the-line/2749967
https://www.therobotreport.com/from-evs-to-robotics-tesla-targets-10m-optimus-units-with-new-texas-plant/
https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/99853-tesla-to-end-model-x-s-production-convert-fremont-space-for-optimus-robots
https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/tesla-cant-get-hands-work-optimus-robot
Ud. 9.11.2026
Pub. 24.7.2022
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