UPDATE 🇨🇳 Tesla has reportedly completed its first round of factory audits for Optimus, upgrading 3 Chinese suppliers from "tentative" to "certified mass production partners": Tuopu Group, Joyson Electronic, and Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls 🔥
🏭 Tuopu Group: supplies core linear and rotary joint actuators, dexterous hand drive modules, and lightweight structural chassis components, leveraging its established Tier-1 automotive manufacturing base.
🏭 Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls: delivers rotary and linear actuator module assemblies, precision micro-motors for dexterous hands, and specialized thermal management systems designed to regulate heat across high-load joint motors and onboard compute units.
🏭 Joyson Electronic: provides force and torque sensors for tactile feedback arrays, structural enclosures for the AI head and vision modules, along with core power distribution boards and safety-critical wiring harnesses.
Alongside the certifications, Tesla placed an initial order batch totaling roughly 5,000 units 🔥