Tesla has started producing its humanoid Optimus robots on high-volume lines in Fremont, while Texas Instruments (TXN) said its chip content per humanoid robot runs from $500 to $1,000, without naming Tesla or Optimus as a customer. Tesla disclosed no unit volumes; Musk estimated about a million units per line but said reaching 20,000 units a week would probably take at least a year. Using those figures, the article estimates TI's annual robot-related chip content at roughly $500 million to $1 billion if it won every socket, compared with $6.055 billion in revenue booked last quarter. The author argues TI's robotics case does not depend on Tesla, but it would weaken if timelines slip and industry volumes stay small for years.
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| Market | US stocks |
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