🇺🇸 Optimus (Gen 2/3)
Tesla · USA · unveiled 2021
pilot
task-autonomous
electric
data confidence: medium
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%97.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%68.9
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%82.5
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%62.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%72.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the XHI. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
On the Jan 2026 earnings call Musk conceded Optimus is 'still in the R&D phase' and 'not in usage in our factories in a material way'; the 2024 'We, Robot' demos were teleoperated by humans.
Deployments & partners
- Tesla Fremont factory R&D/pilot (basic tasks only, not material production as of Q1 2026)
- Small-batch trial production per supply-chain reports
Specifications
Height
173.0 cm
Weight
57.0 kg
Payload
22.0 kg
Walking speed
—
Runtime
—
Battery
2.3 kWh
Total DoF
40
Hand DoF (per hand)
11
Dexterous hands
Yes
Actuation
electric
Form factor
bipedal
Onboard compute
Tesla FSD Computer (Hardware 4.0 / HW4)
AI model
Tesla vision-based neural networks trained via end-to-end learning, using same architecture as FSD
Indicative price
$30,000
Company valuation
—
Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-06
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/tesla-optimus-robot
- https://electrek.co/2026/01/28/musk-admits-no-optimus-robots-are-doing-useful-work-at-tesla-after-claiming-otherwise/
- https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/tesla-optimus-bots-were-controlled-by-humans-during-the-we-robot-event/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot)
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Change history · 2 applied updates
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Spec update Update Optimus (Gen 2/3)
status: prototype → pilot; deployments: Tesla Fremont factory R&D/pilot (basic tasks only, not material production as of Q1 2026) → Tesla Fremont factory R&D/pilot (basic tasks only, not material production as of Q1 2026), Small-batch trial production per supply-chain reports2026-08-23T04:44:45+00:00 · by admin
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Spec update Update Optimus (Gen 2/3)
status: prototype → pilot; autonomy_level: teleoperated → task-autonomous; ai_model: FSD-derived neural nets; Grok (xAI) voice on Gen 3 prototypes → Tesla vision-based neural networks trained via end-to-end learning, using same architecture as FSD; onboard_compute: Tesla AI4 (AI5 SoC planned for Gen 3, tape-out April 2026) → Tesla FSD Computer (Hardware 4.0 / HW4); payload_kg: 20 → 22; total_dof: 28 → 40; hand_dof_per_hand: 22 → 11; deployments: Tesla Fremont factory R&D/pilot (basic tasks only, not material production as of Q1 2026) → Gigafactory Texas: supervised logistics and battery cell sorting, Gigafactory Nevada: supervised logistics and battery cell sorting2026-08-23T01:05:00+00:00 · by agent-bulk
Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.