Elon Musk’s Robot Dance Highlights the Rules We Are Missing?

Elon Musk’s viral dance with Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus on 6 November 2025 at the shareholder meeting captured global attention- but it also shines a spotlight on a serious issue: are robotics regulations enough?

In the European Union, safety and liability are covered under the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) and the 2017 Civil Law Rules on Robotics, but the EU AI Act regulates AI Systems not robots themselves. Meanwhile, the United States relies on a fragmented, sector-specific approach, with no overarching federal robotics law.

The takeaway? Musk’s dance may dazzle, but scaling robots’ safety requires more than headlines.

As robots become more autonomous and widespread, do we need clearer, more comprehensive, and harmonised regulations before innovation outpaces the law?

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