“Tesla will have humanoid robots that are really useful in low-volume production for internal use at Tesla next year, and hopefully high-volume for other companies in 2026,” Musk said on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
This comes just one day before Tesla is scheduled to announce its latest financial results.
The company’s shares ended trading on Wall Street on Monday up more than 5%.
He previously said Tesla aims to mass-produce the robots and have them cost less than $20,000 (£17,900) each.
Mr. Musk is known for setting ambitious timelines for his companies, which he has not always been able to stick to.
In 2019, he said he felt “very confident” that Tesla would have self-driving taxis on the road by the following year.
Earlier this year, Mr Musk said the long-awaited robotaxi would be unveiled on August 8.
Last week, he appeared to confirm a report that the event would be postponed.
Mr Musk did not specify a new date, but said he had requested a change to the front of the car.
“The extra time allows us to show some other things,” he wrote.
This came after Bloomberg News reported that the event had been postponed to October.
Mr Musk’s business is increasingly focused on technologies such as artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and robotics at a time when demand for electric vehicles is slowing.
