Tesla · general-purpose humanoid
Optimus Gen 2
Second-generation Optimus revealed in a December 2023 video: about 10 kg lighter and 30% faster walking than Gen 1, with redesigned hands. Later minor revisions (v2.3, 2025) are counted here.
- Price
- —No price; Musk estimated about $30,000 at the Oct 2024 We, Robot event (estimate, not a list price).
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Tesla's slimmer second generation with 11-degree-of-freedom hands and fingertip touch sensing, shown handling an egg.
Real-world use
Shown doing tasks in a Tesla factory in May 2024; a black-and-white v2.3 greeted the public in London and Berlin in Dec 2025.
What it has been shown doing
5 of 14 skills we track, each from a public video or report. Demos can be staged or remote-controlled; we say so when the source does.
- Pick & sortpicks 4680 battery cells off a conveyor and inserts them into trays using an end-to-end neural net · May 2024 · electrek.co
- Fold laundryfolds a shirt; Musk said it was not autonomous · Jan 2024 · techcrunch.com
- Kitchen workserved drinks at the We, Robot event with remote human assistance · Oct 2024 · techcrunch.com
- Fine dexterityGen 2 reveal video: picks up an egg and passes it between hands · Dec 2023 · robotics247.com
- Runs on its ownTesla says cell sorting runs autonomously on the onboard computer · May 2024 · teslarati.com
Not shown yet:AssembleToolsStairsTerrainGet upRunJumpCarryOn site
Public attention
#1 of 377 current humanoids in public attention.
- 20,048 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (Optimus (robot))
- 5 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- 1 reported deployment
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- Chip
- AI5 (Tesla)Not a current fit: Tesla's CEO has said future Optimus versions will move to AI5 and later AI6.
- AI model
- Tesla Optimus AI (shared with the FSD stack) (Tesla)
- Actuators & motors
- Tesla-designed actuators and sensors; Tesla reported a 30% walking-speed boost for Gen 2 (ASSEMBLY, 2023).
- Hands
- Faster 11-DoF hands with tactile sensing on all fingers (ASSEMBLY, 2023).
- Sensors & vision
- Tactile finger sensors (other sensor details not published).
- Compute
- Not published; Musk expects future versions to use Tesla's AI5 and later AI6 chips.
- Battery & power
- Not published for Gen 2.
- AI & software
- Tesla describes a shared approach using advanced AI for vision and planning across Full Self-Driving and bipedal robotics (Tesla, AI & Robotics).
- Other details
- 10 kg lighter than Gen 1.
Lineage
Every Tesla humanoid in order.
- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useBumble C (Optimus development platform)2022Retired
Optimus (AI Day 2022 prototype)2022Retired
Optimus (Gen 1)2023Retired
Optimus Gen 22023Prototype
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedNo price; Musk estimated about $30,000 at the Oct 2024 We, Robot event (estimate, not a list price).
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Fremont Optimus line (converted Model S/X line) due to start in late July or August 2026; Musk said early output would be slow (Q1 2026 call).
- Sold or delivered
- Not sold; Musk said in January 2026 no Optimus robots were doing useful factory work.
- Where it is sold or used
- United States
Where it works
1 reported deployment.
- Pilot
Tesla · Tesla factory (plant not named) · since 2024 · 2 units
Two Optimus robots were sorting battery cells autonomously on a trial basis in Tesla production. Two robots working autonomously on a trial basis (June 2024) heise online
News
The latest 5, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Optimus V3 reveal pushed to mid-2026
Tesla delayed the V3 reveal over copying fears, with early Fremont production slated for late July or August.
Drive Tesla Canada - Fremont Optimus line to start slowly
Musk said output would start slowly and gave no 2026 target after missing earlier goals.
Electrek - Model S/X retirement for Optimus
Q2 2026 production closure; Fremont factory space repurposed for Optimus.
TechCrunch - Tesla’s AI-powered robot is doing a meet and greet in London
Tesla announced an Optimus meet-and-greet at Westfield London for 13 December 2025, featuring popcorn and photos.
Auto Express - Optimus Gen 2 revealed
Tesla's video showed the slimmer Gen 2 with improved hands.
Drive Tesla Canada
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Optimus Gen 2Tesla |  ergoCubIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) with INAILSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both in development |  MATRIX-1Matrix RoboticsSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both in development |  Forerunner K1Kepler Exploration RoboticsSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both in development |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2023-12-13 | 2023-09 | 2024-12-26 | 2024-01 |
| Status | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype |
| Height | — | 150 cm | 180 cm | 178 cm |
| Weight | — | 55.7 kg | 67 kg | 85 kg |
| Joints | — | — | — | 40 |
| Speed | — | 3 km/h | 7.6 km/h | — |
| Payload | — | 10 kg | 10 kg | — |
| Battery | — | — | 5 h | — |
| Price | — | — | — | $20,000 |
Sources
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