Tesla Optimus Gen 2 vs Apptronik Apollo 2
Compare Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (Tesla Inc.) and Apptronik Apollo 2 (Apptronik) side by side: degrees of freedom, weight, payload, battery life, actuators, and status.
| Spec | Tesla Optimus Gen 2 | Apptronik Apollo 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Tesla Inc. | Apptronik |
| Category | Humanoid | Humanoid |
| Country | United States | United States |
| Degrees of freedom | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Weight (kg) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Battery life (h) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Payload | ||
| Max speed | ||
| Actuators | Custom Tesla Actuators (Structural) | Apptronik patented actuators |
| Primary sensor | 8x Autopilot Camera Array | |
| Function | Warehouse logistics | Material handling |
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Status | Testing | Testing |
Verdict
Neither platform leads on the weighted specifications; the choice comes down to which dimensions matter for the job.
Left out because at least one manufacturer does not publish a figure: price, degrees of freedom, payload, max speed and battery life.
Tesla Optimus Gen 2
Tesla's humanoid robot program. Tesla has not published a specification sheet or a price for any Optimus generation; the numbers once listed here were third-party figures and have been removed.
Apptronik Apollo 2
Apptronik's next-generation humanoid, offered in a bipedal configuration or on a wheeled base, with swappable batteries and an expressive LED mouth. Apptronik's page names Google DeepMind and Gemini Robotics as AI partners and publishes no specification table or price.