Elon Musk is raising eyebrows again — this time in medicine. In a recent interview, he claimed Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus, will eventually perform surgeries with superhuman precision, surpassing even the best clinicians. Musk imagines a world where surgical expertise is mass-produced in factories and every patient, everywhere, can access a “perfect surgeon.”
There’s no medical version of Optimus today — the robot is still early in development — but Musk says the upcoming V3 prototype will signal a major leap toward healthcare applications.
If his prediction holds, robotic surgery could shift from an elite capability to a universal standard.