The world's richest man stood on a stage in Palo Alto and showed off a robot. The effort was announced a year ago by Musk, who promised a revolution in artificial intelligence by showing a robot that was actually a dancer. The production unit of the droid had to be wheeled out by three engineers because its legs didn't work yet.

Musk has used his marketing instincts to create the Silicon Valley effect known as a "reality distortion field", which is the perception that the regular rules and limitations don't apply. Musk distorts reality as much as possible. In the past, when he has a barely functional prototype, the crowd of fans has gone crazy, the meme stockers have pushed the share price up, and the company has secured a wave of pre-orders that add to its unlimited supply of working capital.