UnannouncedAt Tesla's October 2024 "We, Robot" event Musk estimated an eventual price of around $30,000; no pre-orders or waitlist exist
Announced onlyRL walkingMost-hyped humanoidInternal use onlyV3 reveal pending
Not releasedShipping: Not available. Not for sale. Optimus can be seen at some Tesla showrooms, but Tesla has opened no pre-orders or waitlist.
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; consumer sales are targeted for no earlier than 2027.
Specifications
| Category | Bipeds · Full-size humanoids |
|---|---|
| Released | 2022 |
| Availability | Announced only |
| Programmability | No programmability |
| 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 |
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