During an interview, Musk stated that it is the “most important product development we’re doing this year,” and he told investors that the development of this robot will assist them in solving the US labor shortage, as well as having the potential to become larger than the electric automotive business on which their company is currently based. During the call with investors, he said, “the robot project has the potential to be more significant than the vehicle business over time.” He also revealed that the first application for the robot would likely be at Tesla, “moving parts around the factory or something like that.”
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