Musk's Texas company now is floating ambitious plans to deploy thousands of humanoid robots, known as Tesla Bot or Optimus, within its factories, expanding eventually to millions around the world, according to job postings.
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In addition to working in factories, Musk said at a TED Talk robots could be in homes, make dinner, mow lawns, care for the elderly people, and even become a "buddy" or a "catgirl" sex partner.