Tesla establishes 'Optimus Academy' to train robots

Evidence notes
- • Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the creation of 'Optimus Academy' to train the company's Optimus humanoid robots.
- • The academy deployed 10,000 to 30,000 robots for real-world self-play and task testing.
- • This initiative involved bridging the gap between simulated and real-world robot training.
Company context
Tesla is an automotive and AI company developing Optimus, a general-purpose humanoid built on its autonomy, battery, and vertically integrated manufacturing stack.