Elon Musk showcases much-touted humanoid robot ‘Optimus’ at his ‘AI Day’ event

BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk has unveiled a prototype of a promised humanoid robot at an AI event.

Optimus, named after the leader of the Autobots in the Transformers films, walked on stage and waved at the crowd.

Elon Musk has unveiled a prototype of Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus GettyThe electric car maker aims to mass produce robots in the millions and sell them for under £18,000[/caption]

A video of it carrying a box, watering plants and moving metal bars in one of Musk’s Tesla e-car plants was also shown.