A fleet of humanoid robots designed by Elon Musk and deployed worldwide for various tasks – what could possibly go wrong?

AI Day is September 30, and Musk’s Tesla will unveil a humanoid robot, Tesla Bot or Optimus, designed to work in its factories. Eventually, Musk wants there to be millions of the little not-apocalypse-makers running around.

Internal meetings are ramping up in the company. All focused on creating and deploying robots, so despite critical skepticism, it seems like this is happening.

In the big picture, Elon Musk recently said at a TED Talk that robots could fill a lot more niches aside from factory struggle; they could help steward the home, mow the lawn, make dinner, care for the elderly – and they can even be your *wink wink* buddy in bed.

In reality, skepticism about Elon Musk’s promise to deliver Optimus to Tesla factories is less about concerns they may become sentient and rebel and more about the fact that creating an autonomous robot is a huge ask.

After all, autonomous cars have been around for years, and they’re still glitchy at best.

He is proving that his envisioned robots are more than what’s already on the market (highly skilled but limited technology that stops well short of full AI) is the trick – one which Musk will struggle to overcome.