Optimus

Tesla's general-purpose humanoid built to do dangerous, repetitive, and boring work, running the same AI stack as its cars.

In development $20,000–$30,000

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Optimus humanoid robot full-body product photo

173 cm Height

57 kg Mass

28 DOF

20 kg Payload

Overview

Optimus is Tesla's bipedal humanoid robot designed to handle physical tasks that are dangerous, repetitive, or tedious. It runs on the same vision-based neural-net AI Tesla develops for vehicle Autopilot, and is being deployed first inside Tesla's own factories before a wider industrial and eventual consumer rollout. Tesla targets a mass-production price near $20,000-$30,000.

Capabilities

Runs the same vision-based neural-net AI Tesla builds for its vehicle Autopilot/FSD stack
Gen 3 hands offer 22 degrees of freedom with fingertip tactile sensing, demonstrated handling an egg without cracking it
Carries roughly 20 kg (45 lb) and walks about 30% faster than the original prototype
Custom linear actuators use planetary roller screws for high shock-load resistance
Tesla targets a ~$20,000-$30,000 mass-production price, well below typical industrial humanoids

Specifications

Height: 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Mass: 57 kg (125 lb)
Degrees of freedom: 28+ (body)
Hands: 22 (Gen 3 hands)
Payload: 20 kg (45 lb)
Top speed: ~8 km/h walking
Actuation: Custom electric actuators; linear actuators use planetary roller screws
Sensors: Vision-based cameras; fingertip tactile sensors in hands
Compute: Tesla in-house AI inference computer (shared lineage with vehicle FSD hardware)
Origin: United States
Unveiled: 2021

Deployment

Factory and manufacturing assistance
Repetitive material handling and assembly
Dangerous or tedious industrial tasks
Future general-purpose / household help