Tesla is taking supply of slightly military of Kuka robots, and the timing means that they are going to be used to construct the Cybertruck electrical pickup truck.

We’re not speaking about a military of Tesla Bots… not but.

Kuka robots are largely industrial arm robots utilized in manufacturing. It’s Tesla’s most well-liked robotic for many of its manufacturing line together with some FANUC robots.

We reported on Tesla taking a large supply of Kuka robots at Gigafactory Texas to construct the Mannequin Y manufacturing strains final 12 months.

Now Tesla is taking supply of one other massive order of Kuka robots, in keeping with a invoice of touchdown noticed by Twitter consumer @gregtruck:

Whereas a major quantity, 66 robots will not be truly that many for many automotive manufacturing strains.

In fact, this could possibly be considered one of a number of shipments coming, however Tesla has additionally been working to simplify its manufacturing strains, and it has been capable of considerably cut back manufacturing areas wanted and the variety of robots over the previous couple of years.

The timing of this cargo of robots matches Cybertruck manufacturing.

We’ve seen Tesla beginning to take supply and set up manufacturing gear for the extremely anticipated begin of manufacturing of the Cybertruck in 2023.

Tesla has been aiming for a begin of manufacturing in mid-2023, nevertheless it has additionally at all times stated that the main focus of the manufacturing groups will shift to Cybertruck as soon as Mannequin Y reaches quantity manufacturing at Gigafactory Texas.

The automaker just lately introduced that Gigafactory Texas achieved the manufacturing of three,000 automobiles in every week. The objective initially was 5,000 automobiles every week, which can be what Tesla usually refers to when speaking about attaining “quantity manufacturing.”

Electrek just lately reported that Tesla is planning for a median manufacturing price of 5,000 automobiles every week out of Gigafactory Texas.

It could coincide with a shift of concentrate on organising Cybertruck manufacturing within the first few months of 2023.

Electrek’s Take

Whereas a number of different automakers have beat Tesla to market with electrical pickup vans, I nonetheless suppose that Tesla has an actual probability to beat them in volumes throughout the subsequent 12 to 18 months.

Rivian is having points producing 10,000 automobiles per quarter, GM has signaled that it’ll solely produce a number of Silverado electrical pickups in 2023, and Ford plans to succeed in a manufacturing price of 150,000 F-150 Lightning by the top of 2023, nevertheless it isn’t prone to ship 100,000 electrical vans subsequent 12 months.

Tesla has been capable of ramp up electrical automobile applications to massive volumes higher than some other automaker. Subsequently, for my part, there’s nonetheless an opportunity for the Cybertruck to be the dominant electrical pickup truck inside a brief interval.