By Martyn Landi, PA Technology Correspondent Tesla boss Elon Musk has said the carmaker hopes to have “genuinely useful” humanoid robots deployed internally next year. Posting to X, the social media platform he owns, Mr Musk said the firm then hoped to expand production and start offering the robots to other firms in 2026. Advertisement Tesla has been working on a humanoid robot, known as Optimus, to use in its factories and on production lines. “Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year and, hopefully, high production for other companies in 2026,” Mr Musk said in his post. Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year and, hopefully, high production for other companies in 2026 Advertisement