Head-to-head
Tesla Optimus vs Boston Dynamics Atlas
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 | Tesla Optimus | Boston Dynamics Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Research / limited | Enterprise inquiry |
| Price | No official price | No official price |
| Mobility | Bipedal | Bipedal |
| Height | 1.73 m | 1.9 m |
| Weight | 57 kg | 90 kg |
| Payload | ~20 kg | Up to 50 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | ~28 body actuators | 56 |
| Speed | ~2.2 m/s | Unknown |
| Battery / runtime | 2.3 kWh pack | ~4 h |
| Hands | Five-fingered tendon-driven hands, 11 DOF | Grippers/hands with tactile sensing |
| Teleoperation | Yes - mocap-suit operators used in public demos | Yes - VR or tablet |
| US relevance | High - US manufacturer, production planned Fremont CA & Giga Texas | High - US manufacturer |
| Confidence | 62 | 78 |