Tesla Optimus Gen 2: specs, status and sources
Tesla Inc. · Humanoid · United States
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.
Tesla Optimus Gen 2 specification table
| Spec | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degrees of freedom | Not published | — | |
| Indicative price | Not published | — |
Last verified 2026-10-27 · Maker page · Overall: Unverified
Other attributes (ZeroGantry classification, not maker-verified)
| Function | Warehouse logistics |
|---|---|
| Released | 2023 |
| Maturity | Advanced |
| Operational status | Testing |
How to read the status badges
- Confirmed Read on the maker's own page, spec sheet, docs or press release as a stated value.
- Claimed Stated by the maker as a target, preliminary figure, “up to” value or performance claim.
- Estimated Derived by us or taken from a third party. Not maker data.
- Unverified No maker primary source checked yet. Treat as unconfirmed.
- Not published The maker does not publish this value.
Every Confirmed, Claimed or Estimated value links to its source and shows the date it was checked.
ZeroGantry verdict: 3 out of 5
Optimus Gen 2 is the most polarizing robot in the humanoid space. The hardware is genuinely impressive — 34 DoF, tactile fingertips, custom actuators — but the gap between Tesla's marketing and demonstrated autonomous capability is wider than any competitor. The egg-handling demo was real, but the 'autonomous walking' demos at AI Day had significant teleoperation elements. The potential is enormous if Tesla's manufacturing cost claims ($20-30k) materialize, but right now the robot is more promise than product. Watch Gen 3 closely — if the hand actuator patents we're seeing are real, it could leapfrog everyone.
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