Tesla Teams Arrive in China to Audit Suppliers for Optimus, Boosting Robot Stocks
abhiadesai · x · 2026-09-18
Tesla teams have arrived in China to audit local robotics-component suppliers and place additional orders to scale up production of the Optimus humanoid, Bloomberg reports. Shares of Chinese robotics-component suppliers climbed on the news.
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