机器人要抢饭碗,工人拒绝教它怎么干
产线工人不愿为注定取代自己的机器人录下动作,特斯拉只好另聘专职数据采集员,并在三个州开设训练中心。这款机器人学会一项基本任务仍需数天;而汽车产线让位给机器人的那个季度,特斯拉资本支出翻了一番。
Vincent Jiang · 3 min read
工人心里清楚那身衣服的用途
特斯拉请造车的人来造机器人的“大脑”。得克萨斯州和加利福尼亚州的产线工人曾穿上一套服装,记录他们在产线上的动作——这正是Optimus模仿学习(imitation learning)所需的原始数据12。据报道,工人并不买账,因为他们清楚这些影像的用途:一台专为抢走自己饭碗而设计的机器1。用这些数据训练出来的机器人,学会一项基本任务仍需数天,而且只能在有人监督的区域内执行特定、预设好的作业23。
特斯拉把“课堂”搬到三个州
特斯拉聘用了专职数据采集员,让他们头戴摄像头头盔、身穿动作捕捉服,在科罗拉多州、亚利桑那州和佛罗里达州开设训练中心,并把自动驾驶数据标注团队的大部分人手调往机器人项目2。早前几轮采集要求背负笨重设备奔跑、下蹲,据报道有人因此受伤;2025年年中,特斯拉改用更轻便的纯视觉采集5。
数据积累快过机器人学习
目前,这座人类动作数据库已超过50万小时,特斯拉希望年底前让数据量翻倍23。周产量已从二季度的每周几十台升至8月的数百台,目标是年底前达到每周1000台以上,最终约2万台234;这条产线所产机器人手部易损、仅以租赁方式投放,本刊9月26日已作报道。大多数机器人留在公司内部,供马斯克所说的“学院”使用——他预计将有1万至3万台机器人在其中练习作业、生成数据6。
账单落到股东头上
2026年5月,弗里蒙特工厂停产Model S和Model X,将这些工人调往机器人项目12。相关报道指向的短缺很具体:缺的不是零部件,也不是资金,而是愿意交出自身动作的人。为这场豪赌买单的有两方:一方是贡献训练时长的工人,另一方是扛下产线改造和资本支出翻倍的股东。
第二季度,特斯拉资本支出达到57.9亿美元,同比增长142%,自由现金流转为负10.9亿美元,同时重申2026年资本支出将超过250亿美元7。马斯克称Optimus是“有史以来最大的产品”,还提出长期销售额可达10万亿美元78;他2025年许下的1万台机器人承诺,最终以承认没有一台做过有用的工作收场27。
弗里蒙特工厂改产机器人的当季,资本支出翻倍
Data
| 资本支出 | |
|---|---|
| 2024Q1 | $2.78B |
| 2024Q2 | $2.27B |
| 2024Q3 | $3.51B |
| 2024Q4 | $2.78B |
| 2025Q1 | $1.49B |
| 2025Q2 | $2.39B |
| 2025Q3 | $2.25B |
| 2025Q4 | $2.39B |
| 2026Q1 | $2.49B |
| 2026Q2 | $5.79B |
12月见分晓:量产爬坡能否跑赢机器人
巴克莱对特斯拉给出“中性”评级,目标价370美元,认为汽车业务正被AI叙事盖过风头;该行预计第三季度交付量接近47.5万辆,高于46.6万辆的市场一致预期,此前,FSD(完全自动驾驶)渗透率在第二季度已超过北美交付量的55%10。交付数据报告定于10月2日发布7,周产超过1000台的产线目标则将在12月迎来大考25。在软件实现泛化之前,Optimus学习的每一个小时,都是一个人工作过的一个小时。
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- 2Electrek, "Tesla ramps Optimus to hundreds a week, but the robots can't generalize," 25 September 2026
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- 5Crypto Briefing, "Tesla faces employee pushback in Optimus robot training efforts," 26 September 2026
- 6Business Insider, "Tesla is betting its future on Optimus. Here's what we know about Elon Musk's robot," 24 July 2026
- 7The Motley Fool, "Elon Musk Says Optimus Could Be 'the Biggest Product Ever.' Here's What Production Data Shows So Far," 28 July 2026
- 8Shacknews, "Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 earnings results and conference call transcript," 22 July 2026
- 9Sharadar quarterly fundamentals, from Tesla's SEC filings, retrieved 27 September 2026
- 10HTX Insights, "Barclays Research Report Analysis: FSD Penetration Rate Exceeds 55%, Tesla Deliveries Seen at 475,000," 21 September 2026
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