Begin selling humanoid robots to the public by the end of 2027

Open · 435 days left

Elon Musk said this on 22 January 2026. The deadline is 2027 (“by the end of next year”). No delivery is on record yet.

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This promiseBegin selling humanoid robots to the public by the end of 2027Open · 435 days leftDeadline 2027

What happened, in order

22 Jan 2026
Promised
Elon Musk: Begin selling humanoid robots to the public by the end of 2027. Deadline 2027.
22 Oct 2026
Today · Open · 435 days left
31 Dec 2027
Deadline
2027 (“by the end of next year”).

Details and sources

“I think we'd be selling humanoid robots to the public.”

Said by: Elon Musk, 22 January 2026 · World Economic Forum conversation at Davos
Deadline: 2027 (“by the end of next year”), read as the latest date the words allow
Phrased as an expectation ("I think").

Said: World Economic Forum, 23 January 2026 · Axios, 22 January 2026 · RealClearPolitics, 25 January 2026

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