Ilon Musk plans to send humanoid robots Optimus on Mars: What is known

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/b0/79/ib-frktm3vh7_ef7b2715.jpg" Alt = "Musk plans to send humanoid robots Optimus to Mars: what is known"/> ~ < p > Ilon Musk wants to send Tesla Optimus robots on Mars. Humanoid works will go to the Red Planet together with SpaceX mission at the end of 2026, writes Newsweek.

< p > “I hope Starship will go to Mars at the end of next year with Optimus research robots!” – stated Musk.

< P > Optimus was first presented in October 2024 as assistants in everyday life. Then Musk promised:

< blockquote > < p > “he will do everything you want … be your friend, serve drinks, walk a dog, mow a lawn, buy products. All you come up with, it will do”.

< p > now it is about the use of robots in space as autonomous researchers. Musk repeatedly stated the desire to colonize Mars. In September, he wrote: “The intensity of flights will increase geometric progression in order to build a self -sufficient city in about 20 years.”

< p > However, many experts are cautious. Derrick Pitts from the Franklin Institute said:

< blockquote > < p > “Can it happen this decade ? can, but with great risk. But if you give me three decades, I will see how risk can fall to an acceptable level.”

< P > Chris Impi, Professor Astronomy from Arizona, also skeptical:

< blockquote > < p > “While Trump is in office, it is simply impossible … should be tens of demonstrations and tests Starship before sending people.”

< P > Currently in NASA and SpaceX calendars there are no confirmed launches on Mars in 2026. If such a mission with & rsquo; appears, preparation reports are expected no earlier than the end of 2025.