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Elon Musk is a technology entrepreneur and engineer known for founding and leading companies like Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. His work focuses on advancing electric vehicles, space exploration, brain-computer interfaces, and sustainable energy. Musk is also involved in artificial intelligence and robotics through initiatives like xAI and Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus, aiming to push the boundaries of technology and human potential.

Can 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs Make Robots Think Like Humans?

September 5, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Figure AI datacenter concept

Figure AI is planning an unprecedented datacenter buildout that could bring frontier AI supercomputer scale to humanoid robotics for the first time.

Unitree G1 Surgeons, NEO’s Crazy Hand, and the Truth Behind the AI Hype

July 12, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Robot Surgeons

Humanoid robots performing surgery, handling delicate objects, and showing off hands that look humanlike on the surface and alien the closer you examine. The claims surrounding them are even bigger. But the reality behind them is more complicated.

Neuralink Advances Mind-Controllable Robots

April 25, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Neuralink patients control robot with thoughts

Elon Musk’s brain computer interface company says two of its patients have successfully controlled an assistive robotic arm via signals from its brain implants.

Figure 03 Makes Historic Appearance at White House Summit

March 26, 2026March 25, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Figure 03 humanoid robot visits White House

Silicon Valley’s $39 billion humanoid robot just made an historic visit to the White House.

Figure AI Gets Elon Musk’s Attention with Living Room Tidying Demo

March 10, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Figure 03 humanoid robot tidies living room

One of Tesla’s biggest rivals in the humanoid race just got the attention of Elon Musk with its latest demo.

XPENG Iron Stuns in Lululemon as DroidUp’s Moya Dims the Spotlight

February 1, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: XPENG's Iron vs. DroidUp's Moya humanoid robots

XPENG’s next-generation Iron humanoid is going viral after a Westworld-meets-Lululemon debut, but a new Chinese humanoid may already be dimming its spotlight.

Tesla Optimus Gen 3 vs. Figure 03: US Humanoid Heavy Hitters Go Big

April 5, 2026January 30, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Tesla Optimus vs. Figure 03

Two of the US humanoid sector’s heavyweights are swinging for the fences as they race to send their autonomous machines into the real world at scale.

Tesla’s First Cars Are Being Replaced by Robots

February 7, 2026January 29, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Tesla S Model and Optimus

Tesla plans to wind down production of its Model S and Model X vehicles at its Fremont factory to make space to mass produce Optimus humanoid robots.

Optimus vs. Atlas: Labor Resistance to the Humanoid Revolution Grows

January 24, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Elon Musk vs Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot

If it weren’t for the political noise swirling around Davos 2026, the real story would’ve been unmissable: Robots are coming for the jobs, and workers are starting to push back.

The Shocking Rise of Humanoid Robot Performers

January 17, 2026December 20, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Unitree G1 robots' viral concert performance

A viral performance by a troupe of Unitree G1 robots is one of the clearest demonstrations yet of where humanoids can deliver immediate value: entertainment.

Viral Tesla Optimus Fall Raises Questions About Autonomy Claims

December 8, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Tesla Optimus humanoid robot falls mid-demo

A viral video of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot collapsing over the weekend is raising questions about its autonomy and scalability.

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