President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs provoked Beijing into demonstrating one of its key points of leverage.

China had earlier imposed new export controls on seven rare earth elements and magnets used in everything from defense to ...

Elon Musk says China wants assurances that the rare-earth magnets needed to build Optimus won't be used for "military ...

Elon Musk’s declaration of a humanoid robot “army” by 2027 is more than hyperbole—it’s a blueprint for what could become one ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the production of its Optimus humanoid robots had been affected by China's export ...

“With respect to humanoid robots, I don’t think there’s any company in any country that can match Tesla,” Musk said in an ...

China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture ...

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has said that export restrictions in China have disrupted the production of its humanoid ...

China's restriction on rare earth magnet exports, particularly neodymium-iron-boron, is disrupting Tesla's robot production ...

Tesla's Optimus robot production faces disruption due to China's recent restrictions on rare earth exports amidst a growing ...

Humanoid robots, tested by Amazon and GXO, are gaining traction in warehouses, though hurdles like high costs and complexity ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said China's rare earth element (REE) restrictions on the US as part of the Washington-Beijing trade ...