Tesla Optimus Gen 1
Tesla's first walking Optimus prototype, debuted at AI Day. Released Sep 2022.
Official page on tesla.com40
Robo2u Score
172 cm
Height
20 kg
Payload
28
Degrees of freedom
Robo2u Score (0 to 100) = 35% maturity + 30% capability (DoF and payload, percentile vs the field) + 15% recency + 10% runtime + 10% availability. A spec the maker doesn't publish scores below the median. Computed from the columns shown. Scored against other humanoid robots.
Specifications
| Maker | Tesla · company profile, $1.48T market cap |
|---|---|
| Form factor | Humanoid |
| Category | General-purpose |
| Origin | |
| Status | Prototype |
| Released | Sep 2022 |
| Height | 172 cm |
| Weight | 73 kg |
| Payload | 20 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 28 |
| AI / compute | Tesla FSD-derived neural nets |
Not yet published by the maker or not yet verified: top speed, runtime, price.
Sources
Added to the database 2026-07-01. Dataset updated 2026-09-24. Also available as JSON at /api/robots.