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Tesla Optimus Robot Production Hits Snags as Scale-Up Begins

Tesla is struggling to manufacture its humanoid robot reliably at scale due to issues with hands and suppliers.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 25 Sept 2026 · updated 4h ago

First reported by theinformation.com, 3h 52m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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  • Kalshi Above 1.9 million 10% $0 24hends 31 Mar 2028

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  • Kalshi Before 2027 9% +4 $313 24hends 31 Dec 2026

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  • Kalshi Above 1000 27% −4 $403 24hends 1 Jan 2027

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How the odds moved · Above 1.9 million
0%50%100%10%24 Sept, 16:20 UTCnowThe Verge: Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains · 25 Sept, 17:01 UTCtheinformation.com: Tesla’s Optimus Hits Snags in Hands, Suppliers as Scale-Up Begins · 25 Sept, 13:01 UTCHacker News: Tesla’s optimus hits snags in hands, suppliers as scale-up begins · 25 Sept, 16:53 UTC

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Above 1.9 million at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. theinformation.comTesla’s Optimus Hits Snags in Hands, Suppliers as Scale-Up Begins10%
  2. Hacker NewsTesla’s optimus hits snags in hands, suppliers as scale-up begins10%
  3. The VergeTesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains10%
  4. Current odds10%

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  1. Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains The Verge ·
  2. Tesla’s Optimus Hits Snags in Hands, Suppliers as Scale-Up Begins theinformation.com
  3. Tesla’s optimus hits snags in hands, suppliers as scale-up begins Hacker News

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