evidence: The electric vehicle company will develop a humanoid robot prototype dubbed the "Tesla Bot," Musk announced at Tesla's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day on Thursday. According to Musk, the prototype will be completed sometime in 2022, though the billionaire entrepreneur is known for blowing past his own publicly stated deadlines on large, flashy projects. [...] The sentiment — and, for that matter, the entire nature of the announcement — may come as a surprise to anyone familiar with Musk's long-standing public views on AI-powered robots. [...] While Musk is known for his support and development of artificial intelligence, he's long opposed the pace of advancement in robotics — often citing a film that came out when he was just 13.