2. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) ranks second among the 10 robotics stocks to buy now as Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) hits 1 million robots. Trading at $393.45, with the stock down 7.49%, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has a short percentage of float of 2.30% and is backed by 123 hedge fund holders. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) remains one of the most debated names in the stock market because investors are no longer valuing it only as an electric vehicle company. Increasingly, the market is also treating Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) as an artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, robotaxi, and humanoid robotics company.
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) builds general-purpose humanoid robots and autonomous vehicle platforms using a shared, vision-based artificial intelligence system. The company has repeatedly emphasized that it wants to be viewed not simply as a car manufacturer but as a core AI and robotics enterprise. That distinction is important. For years, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) was mainly discussed as an electric vehicle stock. Today, the bull case increasingly revolves around robotaxis, Optimus, autonomous driving software, manufacturing automation, and the idea that Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) could apply its AI capabilities across multiple physical-world platforms.
On June 25, Barclays reiterated an Equalweight rating on Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and assigned a $360 price target. The cautious outlook reflected concerns that automotive volumes and fundamentals have taken a back seat to investor focus on future technologies. The investment bank expected Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) to deliver about 418,000 units in the second quarter, slightly above consensus estimates of 396,000 units. Even as Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) continues to deliver electric vehicles, Barclays noted that sentiment around the stock is increasingly driven by renewed attention on Robotaxi, Optimus, and artificial intelligence.
Earlier in the year, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said the company was discontinuing the Model S and Model X, with the California factory expected to begin producing the upcoming Optimus robot. That shift is notable because Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is under pressure in electric vehicle sales, yet it continues to push hard into future technologies. The Optimus robot remains one of the most watched humanoid robotics projects in the market because Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) already has experience in batteries, electric motors, sensors, cameras, AI software, manufacturing scale, and real-world data collection.
For investors looking for AI robotics stocks, humanoid robot stocks, autonomous vehicle stocks, and long-term technology growth stocks, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is one of the most important names to watch. The risk is obvious. A large part of the robotics and robotaxi story still depends on execution, adoption, regulatory progress, technical reliability, and whether Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) can turn bold promises into profitable products. But the potential reward is also large. If Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) can successfully move from electric vehicles into robotaxis and humanoid robots, the company could redefine how investors think about robotics stocks over the next decade.
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