VIDEO: Elon Musk's humanoid robot 'Optimus' folds clothes

Elon Musk on Monday introduced the world to Optimus, the humanoid robot who was seen folding a shirt in a video shared by the business tycoon.

In a short video posted by Musk on X, formerly Twitter, the robot was seen standing beside a table and folding clothes without any assistance, but people were quick to point out that the video looked fake with possible use of CGI, The Independent reported.

Musk first wrote that Optimus folds a shirt, he later edited the caption and posted the following.

"Important note: Optimus cannot yet do this autonomously, but certainly will be able to do this fully autonomously and in an arbitrary environment."

Tesla first unveiled the humanoid robot in 2022, as part of Musk’s broader goals to automate all physical human labour and supercharge the company’s manufacturing processes.

The businessman has stated that the Optmius robot will be using the same Artificial intelligence (AI) system that powers Tesla’s self-driving cars.

The company said its ambition for the robot was to replace human labour and to create a "general purpose, bi-pedal, autonomous humanoid robot capable of performing unsafe, repetitive or boring tasks,

"The vision is for them to serve millions of households, such as cooking, mowing lawns, and caring for the elderly."

Musk has previously shared videos of the Optimus robot performing tasks like squats, yoga stretches and picking up an egg. He earlier said that he wants to sell human robots by 2027.