09-01-2026 14:49 via eweek.com

Elon Musk: Tesla’s Optimus Robot Will Outperform Human Surgeons Sooner Than You Think

Tesla’s boss, Elon Musk, has made a bold claim: Tesla could deliver a robot surgeon that surpasses human surgeons within three years.The Tesla CEO made this aggressive prediction in a recent Moonshot podcast interview, arguing that the Optimus robots will soon offer superior alternatives to human doctors. According to the interview, published on Jan. 6, Musk claimed that the persistent shortage of great surgeons, the time required to train them, and the simple fact that humans make mistake
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