Tesla · general-purpose humanoid
Optimus
Gen 1
First-generation Tesla humanoid shown walking and doing simple tasks in early 2023 videos; it grew out of the semi-functional prototypes Tesla walked on stage at AI Day in September 2022. Height, weight and payload are Tesla's planned figures.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 173 cmTaller than 70%
- Weight
- 57 kgHeavier than 44%
- Payload
- 20 kgCarries more than 72%
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Tesla's first walking Optimus units, shown at Investor Day 2023 after the rough AI Day 2022 prototypes.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2023-03
- Released
- Not yet
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Optimus (Gen 1) is taller than 70% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Optimus (Gen 1) is heavier than 44% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Optimus (Gen 1) carries more than 72% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- 66,706 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (Optimus (robot))
- 3 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- Chip
- FSD Chip (Hardware 3) (Tesla)A single Tesla SoC derived from the car FSD computer sits in the torso.
- Actuators & motors
- 28 actuators (rotary and linear), as Tesla described for the AI Day 2022 prototype that preceded the 2023 robot; six actuator designs (secondary reporting).
- Hands
- 11 DoF per hand driven by 6 actuators, with metallic tendons and an in-hand controller (AI Day 2022 description).
- Sensors & vision
- Cameras feeding Autopilot-derived neural networks; audio support (camera count not published).
- Compute
- A single Tesla SoC in the torso, derived from the FSD computer, with Wi-Fi and LTE.
- Battery & power
- 2.3 kWh pack in the chest with charge management and power distribution on one board; Tesla claimed a full day of work.
- AI & software
- Neural networks adapted from Tesla's driver-assistance (FSD) software and retrained for the robot.
- Other details
- Figures above are from Tesla's AI Day 2022 presentation; Tesla did not publish a separate spec sheet for the 2023 robot.
Named suppliers:LG Energy Solution
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 published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Not sold; internal development robot.
- Where it is sold or used
- United States
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Optimus Gen 2 succeeds Gen 1
Tesla's Gen 2 video showed a lighter robot with faster walking and tactile fingers.
Drive Tesla Canada - Tesla’s Optimus robot sorts coloured blocks and strikes yoga poses
Tesla’s September video showed block sorting, limb-location awareness and yoga poses.
The National - AI Day 2022 prototype detailed
Tesla gave 2.3 kWh battery, 28 actuators and 11-DoF hands for its prototype.
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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 1)Tesla |  Figure 01Figure AISame job: industrial · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |  Figure 02Figure AISame job: industrial · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2023-03 | 2023-03 | 2024-08-06 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 173 cm | 168 cm | 168 cm |
| Weight | 57 kg | 60 kg | 70 kg |
| Joints | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | 4.3 km/h | 4.3 km/h |
| Payload | 20 kg | 20 kg | 20 kg |
| Battery | — | 5 h | 5 h |
| Price | — | — | — |
Sources
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