# Tesla Optimus at Giga Texas, Austin, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `0464a99f-5ed3-4187-a367-0b51d59456c9`

[Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) began [Optimus](/models/tesla-optimus.md) humanoid robot production at Giga Texas (Giga Austin). The 5.2M sqft facility includes a dedicated Optimus factory that broke ground in Q1 2026. Optimus units are being tested for internal factory tasks including material handling and parts transport.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Tesla (internal)
- **Facility:** Giga Texas — 5.2M sqft dedicated construction
- **Phase:** Production startup + internal deployment

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** tesla-optimus-giga-texas-austin
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Tesla Optimus](/models/tesla-optimus.md) (id: `0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac`)
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)
- **Company:** [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) (id: `bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16`)
- **Location:** [Giga Texas, Austin, USA](/locations/giga-texas-austin.md) (id: `e7b689dc-e7a3-42c6-be3a-8ece7f103c49`)
- **First seen:** 2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Tesla Optimus Factory Deployment: 2025-2026 Status** · https://optimusk.blog/blog/tesla-optimus-factory-deployment/ · 2026-01-01

## Verified answers

- [Which humanoid robots can you actually buy in 2026?](/which-humanoid-robots-can-you-actually-buy.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Tesla Optimus deployment at Giga Texas, Austin, USA?

Tesla Optimus, built by Tesla, is recorded as a deployment at Giga Texas, Austin, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Tesla operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Tesla Optimus at Giga Texas, Austin, USA?

Tesla, the manufacturer of Tesla Optimus, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Tesla Optimus deployment at Giga Texas, Austin, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Tesla Optimus deployment at Giga Texas, Austin, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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