Elon Musk Claims Tesla Optimus Will Outperform Surgeons Within Three Years

Musk predicts Tesla's humanoid robot will exceed surgical precision without medical school — a bold claim that stretches even his usual timeline optimism.

In remarks flagged by @rohanpaul_ai, Elon Musk claimed that Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot will surpass human surgeons in precision within three years, without requiring medical school training. The prediction was made alongside separate claims that Tesla's Full Self-Driving system will be more than 10x safer than human driving.

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