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Here’s when Elon Musk’s walking, talking Optimus robots could come to your house, experts say

Elon Musk claimed this week that Tesla’s humanoid robots will be “the biggest product ever of any kind” — sparking a lively debate over when and whether he’ll manage to put a robot in every house.

The walking, talking Optimus robots stole the show during a Thursday night event in Los Angeles to reveal the company’s “Cyber Car,” a self-driving taxi.

The nearly 6-foot-tall robots danced onstage to techno music, served up fruity cocktails and played rock, paper, scissors.

Musk said the bots can “basically do anything you want” – like mowing your lawn, cleaning the kitchen after dinner, babysitting your kids or just being a friend — and will cost less than a car, between $20,000 to $30,000 in the long term.

An Optimus robot serving drinks during Tesla event on Oct. 10, 2024.

Musk was quiet about the timing on Thursday, but earlier this year he said Tesla may be able to sell the humanoid robots by the end of 2025.

Nevertheless, experts disagree over whether Musk will be able to overcome many of the bots’ kinks in just a few years.