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Ex-Tesla exec builds the home heat pump Tesla gave up for robots

Former Tesla SVP Drew Baglino is quietly building Sadi, the home heat pump Tesla openly considered before pivoting to Optimus robots and robotaxis.

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A former high-ranking executive at Tesla is now working on a home heat pump, a product the company had previously discussed but never developed. Drew Baglino, who spent nearly two decades at Tesla, has founded a startup called Sadi Thermal Machines. This venture focuses on creating a residential heat pump, a product that Tesla had publicly considered but ultimately did not pursue. The shift in focus from Tesla's original idea to Baglino's new startup highlights a change in the company's priorities, which now seem to be centered on humanoid robots and robotaxis.

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