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Tesla Optimus Gen 1

Tesla's first walking Optimus prototype, debuted at AI Day. Released Sep 2022.

Official page on tesla.com
40
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

MakerTesla · company profile, $1.48T market cap
Form factorHumanoid
CategoryGeneral-purpose
OriginUnited StatesUnited States
StatusPrototype
ReleasedSep 2022
Height172 cm
Weight73 kg
Payload20 kg
Degrees of freedom28
AI / computeTesla FSD-derived neural nets

Not yet published by the maker or not yet verified: top speed, runtime, price.

Sources

  1. tesla.com/optimus

Added to the database 2026-07-01. Dataset updated 2026-09-24. Also available as JSON at /api/robots.

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