{
  "slug": "tesla-optimus-gen2",
  "name": "Optimus (Gen 2)",
  "manufacturer": "Tesla",
  "manufacturer_slug": "tesla",
  "category": "humanoid",
  "categories": [
    "humanoid"
  ],
  "primary_industries": [
    "manufacturing"
  ],
  "primary_use_cases": [
    "material-handling",
    "machine-tending"
  ],
  "generation": "Gen 2",
  "release_date": "2023-12",
  "country": "United States",
  "tagline": "High-profile, low-independent-evidence: a prototype with big claims.",
  "summary": "Optimus Gen 2 is Tesla's humanoid prototype. It attracts enormous attention and Tesla has stated aggressive internal-use and price ambitions, but external, customer-confirmed deployment evidence is essentially absent. This record is deliberately included as a contrast case: high narrative, low verification. Treat its economics as speculative until third parties can test them.",
  "form_factor": "Bipedal humanoid",
  "commercial_status": "prototype",
  "status_note": "Prototype / internal testing. Not for sale to external buyers; public price figures are stated targets, not offers.",
  "specs": {
    "height_cm": 173,
    "weight_kg": 57,
    "payload_kg": 20,
    "degrees_of_freedom": 28,
    "speed_mps": 2.2,
    "battery_kwh": 2.3,
    "runtime_hours": 1,
    "charging": "Onboard battery pack",
    "sensors": [
      "Tesla vision cameras",
      "onboard compute"
    ],
    "mobility": "Bipedal walking",
    "end_effectors": "Dexterous hands (~11 DoF per hand claimed)",
    "environmental_limits": "Demonstrations to date largely indoor/controlled"
  },
  "spec_evidence": "demonstrated-unverified",
  "economics": {
    "purchase_price_usd": null,
    "purchase_price_note": "Not for sale. Executives have cited an eventual target price around $20,000-$30,000 at volume.",
    "price_estimate_low": 20000,
    "price_estimate_high": 30000,
    "price_evidence": "speculative",
    "raas_monthly_usd": null,
    "raas_note": "None published.",
    "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 20000,
    "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 8000,
    "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 600,
    "useful_life_years_estimate": 5,
    "expected_utilization_pct": 50,
    "economics_evidence": "speculative"
  },
  "deployments": [],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "Tesla has stated an eventual high-volume target price near $20,000-$30,000 for Optimus.",
      "evidence_level": "speculative",
      "confidence": "low",
      "verification_status": "executive statement of a future target, not a current offer",
      "source_url": "https://humanoid.guide/product/optimus-gen2/",
      "source_date": "2024-2026",
      "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://humanoid.guide/product/optimus-gen2/"
  ],
  "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04"
}