<ul><li>The head of engineering for Tesla's humanoid robot division, Milan Kovac, has left the company to spend more time with family abroad.</li><li>Kovac's departure is not expected to impact Tesla's plans to build thousands of humanoid Optimus robots this year as part of their product development strategy.</li><li>Autopilot chief Ashok Elluswamy will take over responsibility for the humanoid robot division, which is seen as a crucial part of Tesla's future plans.</li><li>Tesla aims to overcome challenges like China's restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets to meet its production target of 5,000 robots by the end of this year and 50,000 by 2026.</li></ul>

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