Humanoid robots

Optimus

United States

Tesla's mass-market bet on general-purpose humanoids: Gen 3 hands (22 DOF) on a body slated for volume production from summer 2026. Musk frames Optimus as potentially Tesla's biggest product ever.

Updated 2026-09-08 · Last verified 2026-09-05

MakerTesla
CountryUS
Statuspilot
Height (cm)173
Weight (kg)57
Payload (kg)20
Onboard computeAdaptation of the Tesla FSD computer (the same silicon platform that processes vision data from Tesla's vehicle fleet)
Top speed (m/s)2.2
AI stackEnd-to-end neural networks (vision-to-action); Grok voice integration
AvailabilityNot for sale; not available to customers. Production lines are being installed at Fremont with initial units and limited production expected in summer 2026; high-volume production (tens of thousands of units) is targeted in 2027.
EMEA presenceNone announced; deployments confined to Tesla US factories

Sources: TomorrowDesk (2026-07-09)

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