## Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements Despite challenges, Tesla aims for 1,000 Optimus robots per week by end of 2026. Tesla’s pivot from making electric cars to humanoid robots is facing challenges because of complex robot hands and disgruntled employees pushing back against training their robotic replacements. The struggle to scale up production comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has bet the company’s future on AI and robotics. As someone who frequently makes claims that fail to materialize, Musk has described the Optimus humanoid robot as potentially “the…