Jason predicts there will be 1 billion Optimus robots in the world by 2036.
“I will guarantee you we will be sitting here in ten years, and there will be 1,000,000,000 optimises in the world. I didn't say 1,000,000. I didn't say 10,000,000. I didn't say a 100,000,000. I said 1,000,000,000. I think there'll be 1,000,000,000 Optimus robots in 2036.”
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disputableTesla/Elon Musk publicly reports or credible sources confirm the cumulative number of Optimus robots deployed/sold globally reaches 1 billion units.
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