Tesla's humanoid robot program. Leveraging Tesla's AI, manufacturing, and battery expertise for a general-purpose humanoid.
Gen 3 production begun at Fremont; no robots doing "useful work" yet per Musk (Q4 2025 call); 10M/yr factory planned at Giga Texas
Internal Tesla factory deployment for data collection and learning only; no external customer deployments; external sales targeted late 2026
| Spec | Tesla (Optimus) |
|---|---|
| Weight | ~125 lbs |
| Payload | 45 lbs |
| Top Speed | 5 mph |
| Autonomy Level | L2 (in development) |
Unlimited manufacturing scale if they ship. Whitespace: indoor humanoid — can't replace wheeled outdoor utility. Different use case entirely.

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