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Elon Musk: Optimus surgical deployment at scale requires massive CapEx and electricity infrastructure investment
Elon Musk· Tesla / SpaceX / xAI· Robotics· 2026-06-15· about Tesla (TSLA)
“the cost of that is the CapEx and electricity and it works in Zimbabwe”
Why it matters
Musk acknowledges that scaling Optimus to surgical applications requires significant capital expenditure and electricity infrastructure. This signals potential constraints on deployment velocity and identifies power/infrastructure as a critical bottleneck.
Investment implication
Companies providing power infrastructure, data center cooling, electrical distribution, and energy solutions for robotics deployment could benefit. The statement also suggests Tesla will need to invest heavily in manufacturing and supply chain to support Optimus scaling.