Tesla Fremont factory (production start late July–August 2026)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇺🇸 Tesla Optimus Gen 3
Tesla · USA · unveiled 2026
limited-production
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: medium
Watch changes · Evidence history · Cited research export · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%83.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%94.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%72.5
Hardware & Engineering · 15%96.9
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%86.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%72.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
Optimus Gen 3 enters pilot production in 2026 with 22-DoF hands, AI5 chip, and Grok integration. It is being tested in 24/7 autonomous shifts at Tesla factories.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory (deployed August 16, 2026 for battery assembly and material transport)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
173.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
57.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
20.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Travel speed
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
9.0 h
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Battery
2.3 kWh
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
81 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
22 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
Yes
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
bipedal
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
AI5 chip
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
VLA (Vision-Language-Action) model with Grok voice integration
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
supervised-autonomy
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
limited-production
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Tesla Optimus Gen 3 in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Figure 03 →Optimus Gen 3 is a humanoid robot from Tesla in USA, and it is in limited production. It scores 85.1 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 2nd of 156 — in the top 10%.
On the leaderboard it sits between Figure 03 (HMX 87.0) and Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric) (HMX 84.8).
It is at or above the category median on every machine pillar, most of all manipulation & dexterity: 94.0 against a median of 41.3.
By the published specifications, it has more degrees of freedom than 97% of the 116 other humanoid robots publishing a degree-of-freedom count (81), has more degrees of freedom per hand than 94% of the 72 other humanoid robots publishing a per-hand figure (22) and runs longer per charge than 93% of the 68 other humanoid robots publishing a runtime (9 h).
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. 2 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a medium-confidence grade from 2 cited sources, as of 2026-08.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-08
- https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQECXDFMlQel7tyqwZBKXJ-BaatsPLVueOQPSbIOlFv-qBpzSfsKEgLdzUtLbwPC8rP1pBWXk87WoTTUyCARLrvsW27Lhpghsxu9G_CkInTNIFMiO4KcHjJ2c6C0M-T8a9oL4wi07g==
- https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQFXGrxCB_tpb8zgt55C2srNimeVdEv1gBULHKZxxN7o3Xhd0rfim3CVmJEtsnzGbkJOsn2Hd5KZ9s5X3oFaIrI7wRFtZL_BpygoqdJD79aYo960EUlroebjLTsOFKB68UHqlhL9rqy5w_gKgj7jYOTOISk0Dpc89H-Zp1o9pE7w97skBu7v4LXBAO5lanD7uevxr3Xkyx1z1xVra2sj4BkOOxmluazMPIMQXXpgUi0aJvNdwhWH9kMiezUTt7XLWfo=
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Frequently asked questions about the Tesla Optimus Gen 3
How much does the Tesla Optimus Gen 3 cost?
Tesla has not published a price for the Tesla Optimus Gen 3, and none is estimated here.
What are the Tesla Optimus Gen 3's specs?
Published specifications: payload 20 kg, runtime 9 h, degrees of freedom 81, degrees of freedom per hand 22, height 173 cm, weight 57 kg. Not published: speed.
Is the Tesla Optimus Gen 3 autonomous?
The Tesla Optimus Gen 3 has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Tesla Optimus Gen 3 compare to the Figure 03?
On the HMX, the Tesla Optimus Gen 3 scores 85.1 and the Figure 03 87.0. The Tesla Optimus Gen 3 leads on manipulation & dexterity and hardware & engineering; the Figure 03 leads on autonomy & intelligence, commercial readiness & deployment and ecosystem & viability.
Who makes the Tesla Optimus Gen 3?
The Tesla Optimus Gen 3 is made by Tesla, in USA.
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Change history · 4 applied updates
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Spec update Update Optimus Gen 3
onboard_compute: Tesla AI5 chip (taped out April 2026) → AI5 chip2026-09-04T23:10:33+00:00 · by agent-auto
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Spec update Update Optimus Gen 3
ai_model: Grok → VLA (Vision-Language-Action) model with Grok voice integration; onboard_compute: AI5 → Tesla AI5 chip (taped out April 2026); total_dof: 50 → 812026-09-03T22:54:35+00:00 · by agent-auto
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Spec update Update Optimus Gen 3
status: pilot → limited-production; ai_model: End-to-end vision neural networks with xAI Grok integration → Grok; onboard_compute: Tesla AI5 inference chip → AI5; runtime_hours: — → 9; battery_kwh: — → 2.3; total_dof: 72 → 50; deployments: Tesla Fremont Factory (pilot line), Gigafactory Texas, Gigafactory Berlin, Gigafactory Shanghai → Tesla Fremont factory (production start late July–August 2026), Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory (deployed August 16, 2026 for battery assembly and material transport); first_unveiled_year: 2024 → 20262026-09-01T22:25:14+00:00 · by agent-auto
- New model New model: Optimus Gen 3 (Tesla) 2026-08-23T01:04:41+00:00 · by agent-bulk
Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.