Tesla officially launched its Weibo account "TeslaAI" today, certified as the "official Tesla account." This move marks an important step for this AI technology pioneer in the social media realm. The launch of this account indicates that Tesla will more actively showcase its latest advancements in areas such as humanoid robots,

Elon Musk previously said Optimus will be central to Tesla's future as it expands from cars to AI and robotics.

Yet that's exactly what Musk said about Tesla 's ( TSLA 3.59%) own "Master Plan Part 4," a day after it was unveiled on his social media site X. Responding to criticism of the plan, he admitted in a Tuesday post, "Fair enough. Will add more specifics."

The Optimus team has shifted away from motion capture suits and virtual reality headsets and plans to prioritize a vision-only approach.

Elon Musk doubled down on his robotics vision, predicting that Optimus will eventually represent approximately 80% of Tesla's total value.

Elon Musk, whose electric automaker Tesla is building its own humanoid called Optimus, has said that the robots will be “the biggest product ever in history” and that “every human is going to want one and some will want two.” Morgan Stanley analysts have predicted that the United States will have 78 million humanoid robots at work by 2050.

Optimus has morphed from a speculative experiment into Tesla’s defining strategic centerpiece. Musk envisions deploying “thousands” of robots in factories by year-end, with production ramping to 1 million units annually by 2030 and estimates the value of each robot to be between $20,000 and $30,000.

Tesla stock rose early Wednesday. Robots might have done it.Shares of the electric-vehicle maker rose 3.8% in midday trading to $341.84, while the S&P 500 was up 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 0.