Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says He Will Start Selling Humanoid Robots By 2027: What To Expect

Elon Musk always stays in the headlines for either his remarks or his posts on X. And now, the X CEO has again made it to the limelight by claiming that he will start selling humanoid robots in a couple

of years. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Musk said that Tesla may be selling a humanoid robot, Optimus, by 2027. For those who are unaware, Musk has been mentioning Optimus and its capabilities since 2021 and has said that the product will change the global economy.Multiple reports related to the same suggest that Tesla is still working to get past the technical hurdles that come with Optimus and its operational challenges. Furthermore, Optimus is already facing a lot of competition from the Chinese market as a firm from there, Unitree Robotics, shipped more than 5500 full-body humanoid robots in 2025. According to the South China Morning Post report related to the same, Tesla, Figure AI, and Agility Robotics were able to ship only 150 units each. A Counterpoint research in the matter suggested that around 16,000 humanoid robots were deployed globally, out of which China controlled more than 80 percent of the total.

Where Does Musk's Optimus Stand Right Now?

Elon Musk has said that Tesla is expecting to get the regulatory approvals by next month and deploy its driver-supervised Full Self Driving system in Europe. He said, 'We hope to get supervised Full Self-Driving approval in Europe, hopefully next month, and then maybe a similar timing for China.'Optimus is being developed as a robot that can handle all the boring or mundane human tasks like carrying boxes, moving inventory, picking & placing objects, factory assistance, simple tool management. In the later stages, Elon Musk wants Optimus to become an expert in all the household chores.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's ChatGPT Is A Devil And Elon Musk Is Saying That Out Loud, Here's What HappenedAs for Optimus, in previous demos, the robot has impressed a lot of people, and with the way things are moving on, there is a high possibility that Elon Musk will deliver what he has quoted in the event.