Tesla Optimus
In development; pre-mass-production; units used internally at Tesla for R&D
Where to buy the Tesla Optimus (and what it costs)
$20,000 – $30,000
Not sold to consumers (2026); range = Musk's stated long-term target $20k–$30k at scale.
No public purchase/reservation channel
Leasing / RaaS: unknown
Tesla Optimus full specs
Each value is labeled official vs third-party. Unknown fields are omitted rather than guessed.
| Mobility | Bipedal |
|---|---|
| Height | 173 cm |
| Weight | 57 kg |
| Payload | ~20 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | ~28 body; hands 11 DOF (Gen2) / 22 DOF (mass-prod) |
| Battery / runtime | 2.3 kWh pack; ~full workday claimed (hours unverified)third-party |
| Hands / manipulation | Five-fingered tendon-driven hands, 11-22 DOF |
| Sensors | Vision-based (cameras), FSD lineage; full suite undisclosed |
| Teleoperation | Yes - mocap-suit operators used in public demos |
| Developer access (API/SDK) | unknown - none public |
| Operating environment | Indoor/factory |
Claims vs evidence
Vision/planning AI (FSD lineage); some demos teleoperated; Musk admits no useful factory work yet
Where it's working
Internal Tesla factories only; no external customer deployments verified
Intended use cases: General-purpose factory labor (initially Tesla's own factories); aspirational household chores
How we know this
Spec source quality: mixed · confidence 62/100 · last verified 2026-06-23.
- tesla.com/AI
- spectrum.ieee.org
- therobotreport.com
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot)
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