# Tesla Optimus — specifications

Source: RankedRobot (https://rankedrobot.com/robots/tesla-optimus/) · Category: Humanoid robots · Maker: Tesla
Licence: CC BY 4.0 — cite as "RankedRobot, https://rankedrobot.com/robots/tesla-optimus/ (checked 2026-10-20)".

## Summary

Tesla Optimus is a humanoid robot made by Tesla (United States). Status: Prototype. The maker has not published a price. Last checked by RankedRobot on 2026-10-20.

Disclosure: 8 sourced values, 19 not disclosed by the maker (30% disclosed). "Not disclosed" means the maker has not published it; RankedRobot never guesses missing figures (an "Estimate" is only our calculation from official figures, with the method shown).

## Launch

- Announced: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)
- Status: Prototype — Manufacturer — source: https://assets-ir.tesla.com/tesla-contents/IR/TSLA-Q2-2026-Update.pdf (checked 2026-10-03)
- Units deployed: Not disclosed by the maker; conditions: not stated by manufacturer — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)

## Body

- Height: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)
- Weight: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)
- Form factor: Bipedal — Manufacturer — source: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-26)
- IP rating: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)

## Mobility

- Max walking speed: Not disclosed by the maker; conditions: not stated by manufacturer — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)

## Dexterity

- Total degrees of freedom: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)
- DOF per hand: 11 — Reported — source: https://electrek.co/2023/12/12/tesla-unveils-optimus-gen-2-next-generation-humanoid-robot/ (checked 2026-09-26)

## Payload

- Carry payload: Not disclosed by the maker; conditions: not stated for the current generation — checked: https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/30/tesla-optimus-robot/ (checked 2026-09-26)
- Per-arm payload: Not disclosed by the maker; conditions: not stated by manufacturer — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)

## Compute & AI

- Processor: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)
- AI performance: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)
- Teleoperation: Teleoperation-assisted (company statement) — Reported — source: https://fortune.com/2024/10/13/elon-musk-tesla-optimus-robot-tele-operated-robotaxi (checked 2026-09-26)

## Sensors

- Cameras: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)

## Power

- Battery: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/30/tesla-optimus-robot/ (checked 2026-09-26)
- Runtime: Not disclosed by the maker; conditions: not stated by manufacturer — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)
- Charge time: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)
- Hot-swappable battery: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)

## Software

- SDK: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)

## Safety

- Certifications: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)

## Commercial

- Regions sold: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://www.tesla.com/AI (checked 2026-09-23)

## Confidence labels

Manufacturer = stated by the maker · Verified = independently confirmed · Estimate = our calculation from official figures · Reported = credible media/retailer, not confirmed by the maker · Unconfirmed = leak, rumour or single source · Not disclosed = not published.