Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is bullish on how he sees the competition in what is arguably the next frontier for his U.S.-headquartered company—humanoid robots. “With respect to humanoid robots, I don’t think there’s any company in any country that can match Tesla,

As a result, humanoid robots are at last beginning to leave the lab and enter the workplace. On April 22nd Elon Musk reasserted during an earnings call that he expects “thousands” of Tesla’s Optimus robots to be working in its electric-car factories by the end of the year.

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has said that export restrictions in China have disrupted the production of its humanoid robot Optimus. Speaking on a company earnings call on Tuesday, Mr Musk said one of the robot’s key components is no longer available for import to the US due to the escalating trade war with China.