Head-to-head
Figure 02 vs Tesla Optimus
Verdict
Both pass our documentation bar. Neither is sold off-the-shelf to general buyers yet — choose by deployment model and use-case. See the full table below, then each robot's profile.
| Spec | Figure 02 | Tesla Optimus |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Discontinued | Research / limited |
| Price | unknown | No official price |
| Mobility | Bipedal | Bipedal |
| Height | 168 cm | 173 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg | 57 kg |
| Payload | Up to 25 kg | ~20 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 35 total | ~28 body |
| Speed | ~1.2 m/s | unknown |
| Battery / runtime | 2.25 kWh | 2.3 kWh pack |
| Hands | Two five-fingered hands, 16 DOF total | Five-fingered tendon-driven hands, 11-22 DOF |
| Teleoperation | unknown | Yes - mocap-suit operators used in public demos |
| US relevance | High - US company | High - US manufacturer, production planned Fremont CA & Giga Texas |
| Confidence | 78 | 62 |