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Longer reads on humanoid robots, repair and the industry around them.

Updated September 2026. The short answer Figure has published no consumer warranty or service terms. The company sells commercially through enterprise agreements only, with no consumer availability (RoboBrief 2026 tracker). Service and repair for deployed units – such as the material-handling fleet at BMW Spartanburg (RoboBrief) – sits inside those contracts and is not public. … Read more

Updated September 2026. The short answer Tesla has not published any warranty, service, or protection-plan terms for Optimus. No consumer has taken delivery: initial Optimus 3 builds go to Tesla’s internal Optimus Academy for training data collection (RoboZaps analysis of Tesla’s investor deck). The ownership timeline, as stated by Tesla Tesla’s July 2026 Q2 shareholder … Read more

Updated September 2026. Figure has not published parts, service, or repair pricing. Everything below is from public reporting, linked at the claim. Where Figure production stands Figure has produced more than 350 third-generation robots at BotQ, its high-volume manufacturing facility, and reached a cadence of one robot per hour across more than 150 workstations (Figure, … Read more

Updated September 2026. Tesla has not published Optimus service, parts, or repair pricing. Everything below is derived from public reporting and published cost analyses, each linked at the claim. Where Optimus production actually stands Tesla has decommissioned the Model S/X lines at Fremont and is installing its first-generation Optimus production lines; the July 2026 Q2 … Read more

Diagram of humanoid robot failure zones: waist, actuators, battery, sensors, joints

On August 22, 2026, a humanoid robot crossed the 100-meter finish line at Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval, fell over, and caught fire. A firefighter put it out with an extinguisher while staff wiped foam off the track (Reuters photo coverage via Dawn). The same weekend, other robots at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games … Read more