Tesla, Inc. · Starting from $30,000
General-purpose bipedal humanoid designed to perform unsafe, repetitive, or boring tasks. Evolving from internal factory validation (Gen 2) to mass-production-intent hardware (V3) with superhuman hand dexterity and FSD-based AI reasoning.
| Variant | Status | Available | Current price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimus Gen 2 (Internal) | available | 2024 | $100,000 |
| Optimus V3 (External) | pre-order | 2026 | $30,000 |
| Price | Date | Variant | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 2026-01-01 | Optimus V3 (External) | Elon Musk announcement | Target price for initial external commercial sales |
| $100,000 | 2024-01-01 | Optimus Gen 2 (Internal) | Internal project valuation | Internal R&D and factory deployment value |
bipedal walking, squatting, stair climbing
Arms: 14 DOF · Hands: Gen 3: 22-DOF dexterous hands (superhuman dexterity)
manufacturing, logistics, material handling, customer service, household assistance
OS: Tesla OS · SDK: ✗ · ROS: ✗ · Open source: ✗ · AI: End-to-end Neural Networks / FSD AI
Electric vehicle and AI company developing the Optimus humanoid robot. Leverages self-driving AI (FSD) and EV manufacturing expertise for robotics. Plans mass production at scale with aggressive pricing targets.
https://www.tesla.com · Founded: 2003 · HQ: Austin, Texas, USA
Last updated: 2026-03-01