Why is Musk making humanoid robots? Because he wants to build a moon base. Humanoid robots are needed. They’ll drive Tesla Cybertrucks to transport goods, and they’ll need to pilot Starships. That’s why Musk’s Optimus is so tall and impressive. Why is China making these short humanoid robots? I don’t get it. Why is Musk making humanoid robots? Because he wants to develop brain-machine interfaces. The next stage of brain-machine interfaces is brain-controlled humanoid robots. The stage after that is consciousness upload and cyber immortality. Then, interstellar travel. Why is China making these short humanoid robots? I don’t get it.