Watch the video above to see Elon’s bots doing chores and playing games with human children
THIS is the eerie moment Elon Musk unveiled his creepy faceless Optimus robots that he boasts can do anything, even babysit children.
The tech billionaire will unleash the humanoid bots into his Tesla factories next year before they’re made available to other companies in 2026.
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The creepy faceless humanoids were seen marching in at a Tesla eventCredit: Twitter / Tesla Live
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The bot is seen playing games with human childrenCredit: Twitter / Tesla Live
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It was also seen watering plants in the background as a family enjoyed time togetherCredit: Twitter / Tesla Live
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Elon Musk boasted that his Optimus robots can ‘do anything’Credit: Twitter / Tesla Live
In a video posted on his own X account, Musk can be heard presenting the life-size machines as they marched into a Tesla event.
He said: “You’re really gonna have something spectacular. Something that anyone could own.
“You can have your own personal R2-D2 [or] C3-PO.”
A montage then plays showing the multiple uses of the Opimus robots.
The faceless bot, dubbed an “autonomous assistant” or a “humanoid friend” by Tesla, can be seen picking up a parcel at the doorstep, watering plants as a human family enjoys their time together.
It can then be seen joining in on the fun and playing games with a dad and his children before it goes on to help mum in the kitchen.
“It will basically do anything you want,” Musk explains.
“It can be a teacher, or babysit your kids, walk your dog, mow your lawn, get the groceries, just be your friend, serve drinks, whatever you can think of, it will do.”
An exact price for the bot is yet to be announced by Musk has previously suggested it will be lower than $20,000 (£17,900).
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Musk’s robot cleaning the kitchen counterCredit: Twitter / Tesla Live
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The droid also picks up parcels at the front doorCredit: Twitter / Tesla Live
A second version of the machine, dubbed Optimus II, works 30 times faster than the last one.
It’s also 10kg lighter and has a more human like build.
Musk, 53, previously tweeted that the walking machines will be “genuinely useful” when deployed to help build Tesla cars.
“Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year and, hopefully, high production for other companies in 2026,” he said.
The electric car giant has been working on a humanoid robot, known as Optimus, to use in its factories and on production lines.
When Tesla’s humanoid robot was first announced in 2021 during a company event, it did not appear on stage but a person wearing a white outfit and a black helmet walked robotically on before starting to dance.
Since then, Tesla has shown off updated versions of Optimus, including in a video at the end of last year in which the robot picked up, held and put down an egg without breaking it.
It’s even been shown doing yoga.
Musk has previously said he hopes Optimus will walk humans into a “future of abundance, a future where there is no poverty, a future where you can have whatever you want in terms of products and services.”
But he’s also cautioned about the development of humanoids, saying they can “basically chase you anywhere”.
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Musk announced the development of the humanoid bots in 2021Credit: Reuters
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Musk’s Optimus humanoid bot can already do yogaCredit: X / @Tesla_Optimus
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