According to @ai_darpa on Twitter, Elon Musk has publicly stated that Tesla's $20,000 Optimus humanoid robot is not a future concept but is already available with active production lines. Musk claims that Optimus will 'genuinely eradicate poverty' and provide exceptional medical assistance, eventually surpassing human surgeons in accuracy and capability. The robots, now in real-world factory use, are projected to replace millions of jobs across industries like warehousing, delivery, construction, and healthcare. Musk envisions a future economic model potentially based on energy (wattage) rather than currency, driven by limitless robotic productivity. The business implications are enormous: rapid ROI for businesses (Optimus recoups cost in under a year), scalability with targets of 100 million units by 2030, and a fundamental restructuring of labor markets. This signals not only a major AI industry milestone but also opens new opportunities for automation-driven enterprises and AI-powered healthcare innovations (Source: @ai_darpa on Twitter, Nov 7, 2025).