Head to head
Compare humanoid robots
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Tesla Optimus Gen 2 comes out ahead
Wins 6 of 6 decisive categories — leads on overall score, payload, top speed.
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Tesla
0
Agility
Overall score
85/100
81/100
Payload
20 kg
16 kg
Top speed
2.22 m/s
1.5 m/s
Degrees of freedom
28
16
Hand dexterity (DoF)
11
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Battery
2300 Wh
—
Runtime
—
240 min
Height
173 cm
175 cm
Weight
57 kg
65 kg
Choose Tesla Optimus Gen 2 if you want…
- Better overall score
- Better payload
- Better top speed
- Better degrees of freedom
- Better weight
- Better price
- Tesla second-generation humanoid with in-house actuators, 11-DoF hands and tactile fingertips, targeting low-cost mass production.
Choose Agility Digit if you want…
- A different balance — see the specs below
- Logistics-focused humanoid with bird-like legs already deployed in commercial warehouses for tote moving and pick-and-place.
Key facts
$20,000
Price
$250,000
Prototype
Status
Available
2023
Released
2023
Tesla
Brand
Agility Robotics
Electric
Actuation
Electric
Full specifications
Overview
Tesla
Manufacturer
Agility Robotics
Gen 2 (Dec 2023)
Generation
—
Prototype / internal factory use
Status
Commercial
—
Use cases
Warehouse, logistics
Body
173 cm
Height
175 cm
57 kg
Weight
65 kg
10 kg lighter than Gen 1
Weight saving
—
20 kg
Payload
—
Locomotion
8 km/h (~30% faster than Gen 1)
Walk speed
1.5 m/s
—
Gait
Bipedal (Cassie-derived)
Actuation
Tesla-designed actuators
Actuators
—
2-DoF actuated
Neck
—
—
Motor type
Brushless DC, custom transmissions
—
Degrees of freedom
16 DoF
—
Leg DoF
5 per leg
—
Arm DoF
3 per arm
Manipulation
Redesigned 11-DoF, faster
Hands
—
11 DoF
Hand DoF
—
—
Payload
16 kg
Sensors
Tesla sensors on all fingers
Tactile
—
—
Cameras
Depth cameras
—
LiDAR
Yes
—
IMU
Yes
Compute
—
CPU
Two Intel i7 CPUs
—
Expansion
Payload bay for NUC/Jetson
AI & Software
Improved balance & full-body control
Control
—
Power
2.3 kWh
Battery
—
Torso-integrated pack
Battery location
—
—
Runtime
4+ hours
Connectivity
—
Wireless
Wi-Fi, 4G