Tesla Optimus (Gen 1 / Gen 2 / V3) specs

Tesla (USA) Optimus (Gen 1 / Gen 2 / V3) (1)

Tesla (USA) Optimus (Gen 1 / Gen 2 / V3) (2)

Not released

Announced onlyRL walkingMost-hyped humanoidInternal use onlyV3 reveal pending

Not releasedShipping: Not available.

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Overview

Announced at Tesla AI Day 2021 (with a person in a suit), shown as a walking prototype in 2022, and refined as Gen 2 in late 2023. Units work in Tesla factories and appear at showrooms and events, but some public demos have been teleoperated. The V3 reveal has slipped repeatedly through 2026 while Tesla converts the Fremont Model S/X line to Optimus production. In September 2026 The Information reported that Fremont was building several hundred pre-production V3 units a week, up from a few dozen in the second quarter, mostly for internal testing and training. Consumer sales are targeted for no earlier than 2027.

Type: Biped robot · Full-size humanoids
Maker: Tesla (USA)
Released: 2022
Price: Not released
Status: Announced only
Best for: Professionals & labs
Programming: No programmability

Price and shipping

At Tesla's October 2024 "We, Robot" event Musk estimated an eventual price of around $30,000. No pre-orders or waitlist exist

Shipping: Not available. Not for sale. Optimus can be seen at some Tesla showrooms, but Tesla has opened no pre-orders or waitlist.

Specifications

Category	Bipeds · Full-size humanoids
Released	2022
Country	USA
Availability	Announced only
Sales	About 1,000–1,200 working in Tesla factories by mid-2026, none sold (estimate) IIoT World ↗
Programmability	No programmability
Built-in autonomy	Task-level · Carries out multi-step jobs on its own, such as inspections, deliveries or chores
LLM support	Built-in LLM chat · Elon Musk says Optimus uses Grok for voice conversation. Language-driven task control is not confirmed. Teslarati ↗
Best for	Professionals & labs
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	Brushless / direct-drive motors
Audio	Unknown
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Balance type	RL walking
Height	~173 cm
Weight	~57 kg (Tesla's announced target)
Compute	Tesla FSD-derived onboard computer, Musk expects the upcoming AI5 chip in Optimus
Speed	Not published
DOF	Gen 2 hands: 11 DoF, Gen 3 hands (shown 2024): 22 DoF, full-body count not published
Sensors	Autopilot-style head cameras, joint force/torque sensing, tactile fingertips (Gen 2)
Balance	Tesla has shown RL policies trained in simulation and transferred to hardware for walking and recovery on uneven ground.
SDK	None public

Common questions

How much does Optimus cost?

Not released. At Tesla's October 2024 "We, Robot" event Musk estimated an eventual price of around $30,000. No pre-orders or waitlist exist.

Can Optimus be bought today?

Not yet. It has been announced but is not on sale. Not for sale. Optimus can be seen at some Tesla showrooms, but Tesla has opened no pre-orders or waitlist.