Tesla Optimus (Gen 2 / V3)
Tesla, Inc. · Starting from $30,000 · Get a current price
Overview
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.
Variants & pricing
| Variant | Status | Available | Current price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimus Gen 2 (Internal) | available | 2024 | $100,000 |
| Optimus V3 (External) | pre-order | 2026 | $30,000 |
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Full price history
| 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 |
Sensors
- Tesla Vision (Camera-only)
- Force/Torque sensors
- Tactile hand sensors
- IMU
Locomotion
bipedal walking, squatting, stair climbing
Manipulation
Arms: 14 DOF · Hands: Gen 3: 22-DOF dexterous hands (superhuman dexterity)
Use cases
manufacturing, logistics, material handling, customer service, household assistance
Software
OS: Tesla OS · SDK: ✗ · ROS: ✗ · Open source: ✗ · AI: End-to-end Neural Networks / FSD AI
Key facts
- Optimus V3 (Gen 3) features superhuman hand dexterity with 22 degrees of freedom per hand.
- Integrated with xAI's Grok for real-time natural language reasoning and interaction.
- Utilizes end-to-end neural networks, similar to Tesla's Full Self-Driving vehicle software.
- Over 1,000 units deployed internally at Tesla factories as of 2025.
- Targeting long-term mass-market price point below $20,000.
- Production lines being established at Tesla's Fremont factory (converting S/X lines).
About Tesla, Inc.
Electric vehicle and AI company developing the Optimus humanoid robot.
https://www.tesla.com · Founded: 2003 · HQ: Austin, Texas, USA
Last updated: 2026-03-01 · Full dataset (CSV/JSON, CC BY 4.0)