The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, in his first appearance at Davos, said Tesla could start selling its Optimus robots next year.

The Tesla billionaire focused on his vision for interplanetary life and a society serviced by humanoid robots

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Elon Musk will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos for the first time on Thursday, marking a striking reversal for the billionaire who has publicly criticized the annual gathering of political and business elites.

Elon Musk’s surprise Thursday appearance at the World Economic Conference got off to a rocky start with a failed joke about Greenland and some awkward stumbles – though he also announced plans to sell humanoid robots by the end of 2027 and achieve approval for “full self-driving” vehicles overseas.

Elon Musk joked about Trump’s “Board of Peace” at Davos, riffing on “piece” vs. “peace” and drawing laughs from the audience.

By Muvija M, Deborah Mary Sophia and Akash Sriram DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Elon Musk marked his last-minute Davos debut on Thursday with a critique of U.S. solar tariffs and aggressive targets for Tesla,

The US president held a charter-signing ceremony for his "new international oversight body", though several key allies were not present.

Elon Musk Davos speech: Elon Musk surprised attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He spoke about his dream of dying on Mars and joked about global politics. Musk also shared his vision for widespread humanoid robots and provided updates on Tesla's self-driving technology.

While AI chip production is growing, Musk warned that electricity generation is increasing at only 4-5% a year, creating a looming bottleneck for data centres worldwide.