Tesla Optimus

Tesla's general-purpose bipedal humanoid robot project.

Optimus is Tesla's humanoid robot project, first unveiled at AI Day in August 2021, shown as a prototype in 2022, and released in its second generation (Gen 2) in December 2023. Published specs: about 1.73 meters tall, roughly 57 kg, able to carry about 20 kg; Gen 2's hand originally had 11 degrees of freedom, and a new hand shown in 2024 increased that to 22. Tesla intends to reuse its self-driving vision neural networks and its battery and motor supply chain to build the humanoid, and Elon Musk has repeatedly said the target price is around $20,000–30,000. As of September 2026, the third generation aimed at mass production has not yet formally launched, though the company says its Fremont factory is installing a line reportedly aimed at a run rate in the millions per year.

ExampleAt Tesla's 2024 We, Robot event, Optimus poured drinks for guests; some of its movements were later reported to have been remotely teleoperated.

Also called

Optimus, Optimus Gen 2

Related

Tesla · Tesla Optimus V3 (Optimus Gen 3) · Tesla Optimus Hand · Tesla (Optimus) Supply Chain · Tesla We, Robot Event (2024) · Humanoid Robot

Sources

Optimus (robot) - Wikipedia
Tesla Optimus Gen 3 (Not a Tesla App)

As of

2026-09