Tesla already seems to be receiving a large order for robots for the production of Model Y at Gigafactory Texas.
Tesla Gigafactory Texas
In mid-2020, Tesla announced an agreement to build a brand new plant in Austin, where it bought a 2,000-acre plot.
At first, Tesla referred to the factory as Cybertruck Gigafactory because the automaker planned to produce the electric truck there.
However, we report that Tesla first planned to produce the Model Y at the factory, and later the company renamed it “Gigafactory Texas”.
The automaker plans to produce Model 3, Model Y, Cybertruck and Tesla Semi at Gigafactory Texas.
Construction began in July 2020, and the automaker plans to reach “first completion” in May 2021, with production expected to begin shortly thereafter.
Tesla also plans to establish battery cell production at the plant and make it an “ecological paradise” open to the public.
In the past few months, Tesla has made a lot of progress based on drone overflows at the construction site.
There are now several giant buildings taking shape at the site.
Tesla taking delivery of robots
Although we have seen a lot of progress in construction, building structures and actually deploying production capacity are two completely different things.
But we have seen some progress in production capacity as well. Last month, we reported on Tesla’s delivery of its first Giga printer at Gigafactory Texas.
Now it looks like Tesla is also getting an order for decent-sized robots.
YouTube channel Terafactory Texas flew over the factory this week and saw Tesla unloading what appeared to be a bunch of robots:
Most Tesla production lines require hundreds of robots, and the automaker is known for using Kuka and Fanuc robots.
This is a good sign that Tesla is preparing to start building its production lines for the Model Y. But it could be months before Tesla is able to produce vehicles with the new plant.
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