Elon Musk says China wants assurances that the rare-earth magnets needed to build Optimus won't be used for "military ...

President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs provoked Beijing into demonstrating one of its key points of leverage.

Tesla has grand dreams for its humanoid robot, Optimus. China’s recent, anti-competitive export controls on rare earth ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that China’s decision to block the exports of rare earth magnets in response to President ...

China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the production of its Optimus humanoid robots had been affected by China's export ...

Elon Musk confidently declared Tesla's unmatched position in humanoid robotics, singling out Optimus as a leader. While ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said China's rare earth element (REE) restrictions on the US as part of the Washington-Beijing trade ...

As a result, humanoid robots are at last beginning to leave the lab and enter the workplace. On April 22nd Elon Musk ...

Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk has confirmed China’s rare earth export ban is now stalling development of new products.

CEO Elon Musk is optimistic the company will have thousands of Optimus units by the end of the year, but the company may be waiting on an export license from China, which controls over 90% of the ...

China had earlier imposed new export controls on seven rare earth elements and magnets used in everything from defense to ...