Robo Index
99.7/ 100
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2 of 7 signals present
How the Robo Index is scoredDeployment footprintnot yet scored35%
Company financial healthnot yet scored20%
Spec completeness10020%
Media mentions (trailing 12 months)not yet scored10%
User reviewsnot yet scored5%
Market availabilitynot yet scored5%
Company maturity1003%
Overview
The Tesla Optimus Gen 2 is a humanoid robot designed for factory automation, featuring advanced capabilities such as 28+ degrees of freedom and the ability to carry payloads up to 20 kg. Initially deployed in Tesla's Fremont and Austin factories, it performs tasks like battery sorting and quality inspection while being designed for future consumer applications.
Flagship features
- Uses Tesla's FSD neural network for real-time object recognition and path planning
- Features tactile sensors in the fingertips for handling fragile objects
- Currently deployed in Tesla’s Fremont and Austin Gigafactories
- External sales targeted for late 2026
Buyer decision signals
Viability
est. 2003
Boston showroom appearance announced
Price
$30,000
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 57 kg
- Mobility
- bipedal
- Walking speed
- 2.22 m/s
- Total DOF
- 28
- DOF / arm
- 22
- DOF / hand
- 22
- Payload
- 20 kg
- Lifting capacity
- 20 kg
- Battery
- ~5 h
- Hot-swap battery
- No
- Onboard compute
- Tesla FSD neural network
- Sensors
- cameras, IMU, force/torque sensors
- LiDAR
- No
- F/T sensors
- Yes
- AI runtime
- On-device
- VLM on-board
- No
- Imitation learning
- Yes
- Bimanual
- Yes
- Stair climbing
- No
- Terrain
- flat_indoor
- Programming
- code python,teleoperation
- ROS 1
- No
- ROS 2
- No
- API / SDK
- No
- SDK languages
- Python
- Maturity
- production pilot
- Environments
- indoor
- Industries
- manufacturing, logistics
- Price tier
- 20-40K
- Pricing model
- purchase
VerifiedSelf-reportedEstimated
Company profile
- Founded
- 2003
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics1
- Dof
- 28
Other10
- Height Mm
- 1730
- Applications
- unsafe repetitive or boring tasks
- Sub Category
- full_bipedal
- Company Country
- USA
- Additional Information
- - Uses Tesla's FSD neural network for real-time object recognition and path planning. - Features tactile sensors in the fingertips for handling fragile objects. - Currently deployed in Tesla’s Fremont and Austin Gigafactories. - External sales targeted for late 2026.
- Estimated Overall Mass
- 57 kg (125 lbs)
- Estimated Price Initial
- ~$30,000
- Degrees Of Freedom Hands
- 22
- Target Production Capacity
- 1 million units annually
- Current Deployment Location
- Fremont and Austin factories
Company milestones
- Apr 2026DeploymentBoston showroom appearance announced
- Jan 2026MilestoneTesla says Optimus remains in R&D phase
- 2026LaunchOptimus Gen 3 mass production start at Fremont
- 2026MilestoneGen 3 production start reported
- 2026DeploymentOptimus Gen 3 operating on Tesla Fremont production floor
- 2025DeploymentPlanned internal deployment ramp
- 2025MilestoneTargeted internal production ramp for 2025
- 2024DeploymentInternal factory deployment reported
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