April 16, 2026

Tesla’s China chief calls Shanghai factory a ‘golden key’ to mass-producing humanoid robots

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In short: Tesla’s China president Wang Hao has described the Shanghai Gigafactory as a “golden key” to mass-producing Optimus humanoid robots, the first time a Tesla executive has publicly linked the factory to robotics manufacturing. The plant deliv...