Elon Musk revealed that SpaceX plans to send its Starship rocket to Mars at the end of 2026, with the mission also carrying Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus.

Elon Musk has revealed an ambitious plan to send Tesla's humanoid robot, Optimus, aboard SpaceX's Starship on a groundbreaking mission to Mars late next year. This bold step could lay the foundation for future human colonization,

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Friday that Starship is set to depart for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Tesla humanoid bot Optimus.

Tesla Inc. and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has hinted at a possible timeline for human landings on Mars and the Starship will carry Optimus.

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPeng (XPEV) is reportedly set to invest up to $13.8 billion (100 billion yuan) on humanoid robots to rival

Elon Musk has been committed to Mars exploration for years. As early as 2016, he intended to send the Dragon spacecraft by 2018. Although those plans evolved, Musk remains confident about landing humans on Mars within the next decade, bolstered by SpaceX's ongoing technological advancements.

Under SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's vision, humans could then land on the Red Planet in 2029, though he admitted 2031 is "more likely."

Elon Musk says SpaceX will go to Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla's Optimus, a humanoid robot. If all goes well, humans could be headed to the red planet in 2029, Musk says.

CEO Elon Musk said the Starship rocket will depart for Mars at the end of 2026. Notably, he added that the Starship rocket would carry Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) Optimus humanoid robots on board the planned trip.

The SpaceX and Tesla billionaire - who has become orange manbaby, Donald Trump’s best pal - has vowed to send a robot into space next year - followed by a human crew by 2031