Musk predicts there will be 1 billion humanoid robots in 10 years Elon Musk predicted at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, N.C., that advances in AI software and robot manufacturing will lead to the production of 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years. Musk predicts there will be 1 billion humanoid robots in 10 years Yahoo Finance Video Elon Musk predicted that robot manufacturing and advances in AI software would lead to the production of 1 billion humanoid robots in 10 years during his remarks at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, N.C.