I had a patient today say to me that they wish they had a personal robot car to drive them around so they didn’t have to be stressed out in traffic. My response was that this already exist with Tesla full self driving. The patient was unaware of this technology and likely now will go test drive a car with FSD. It’s amazing how many people don’t know this technology exist. From my garage all the way to my office. It’s about 120 miles one way. Over the past two days I haven’t even touched the steering wheel once.
Elon Musk: Optimus Will Be Bigger Than the iPhone
At Tesla’s 2025 shareholder meeting, Elon Musk positioned Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, as the biggest product launch of all time, larger than smartphones in impact and scale.
He claims it will have the fastest production ramp of any complex manufactured product, targeting one million robots per year initially and scaling to ten million.
His vision: every human will want a personal robot, with multiple industrial units for every household.
Musk argues Optimus will surpass the best human surgeons in precision and perform procedures beyond human capability. Tesla’s real breakthrough isn’t the car; it’s positioning itself as a robotics and AI company reshaping labor and healthcare.