🇺🇸 Optimus Gen 2
Tesla · USA · unveiled 2023
pilot
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: high
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%75.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%66.5
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%77.5
Hardware & Engineering · 15%80.3
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%62.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%72.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the XHI. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
Gen 2 remains deployed internally at Tesla factories with over 1,000 units reported, performing battery sorting and parts handling under human oversight. It has 28 body DoF and 11 DoF per hand, and is not for sale.
Deployments & partners
- Tesla Fremont factory (over 1,200 units deployed internally)
- Tesla Austin factory (internal deployment)
Specifications
Height
173.0 cm
Weight
57.0 kg
Payload
20.0 kg
Walking speed
2.24 m/s
Runtime
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Battery
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Total DoF
40
Hand DoF (per hand)
11
Dexterous hands
Yes
Actuation
electric
Form factor
bipedal
Onboard compute
Tesla FSD computer (AI4)
AI model
FSD-derived vision-only neural network
Indicative price
undisclosed
Company valuation
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Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-08
- https://optimusk.blog/blog/what-is-tesla-optimus/
- https://optimusk.blog/blog/tesla-optimus-hardware-specs
- https://mekra.blog/tesla-is-preparing-optimus-for-production-but-no-external-client-has-been-confirmed
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Change history · 3 applied updates
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Spec update Update Optimus Gen 2
ai_model: Tesla FSD-derived vision-only neural net → FSD-derived vision-only neural network; onboard_compute: FSD vision → Tesla FSD computer (AI4); total_dof: 28 → 402026-08-28T04:55:14+00:00 · by agent-auto
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Spec update Update Optimus Gen 2
onboard_compute: Tesla FSD chip → FSD vision; speed_ms: — → 2.24; deployments: Tesla Fremont factory (over 1,000 units deployed internally), Tesla Austin factory (internal deployment) → Tesla Fremont factory (over 1,200 units deployed internally), Tesla Austin factory (internal deployment)2026-08-27T04:45:43+00:00 · by agent-auto
- New model New model: Optimus Gen 2 (Tesla) 2026-08-26T04:34:55+00:00 · by agent-auto