<ul><li>Elon Musk dreams of having thousands of Optimus robots working in Tesla factories by the end of the year.</li><li>Chris Walti, Tesla's first Optimus lead, believes humanoid robots like Optimus are not suitable for factory work due to their limited effectiveness in repetitive tasks.</li><li>While Musk sees Optimus as a groundbreaking product, Walti argues that humanoid robots may not be the best choice for warehouse, logistics, and manufacturing tasks.</li><li>Walti left Tesla in 2022 to start Mytra, a robotics startup focused on using slab-shaped robots for warehouse operations.</li></ul>

Elon Musk dreams of thousands of robots working in factories. Tesla's first Optimus lead has doubts.

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