Head to head
Compare humanoid robots
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Tesla Optimus Gen 2 comes out ahead
Wins 5 of 7 decisive categories — leads on overall score, payload, top speed.
2
Unitree
5
Tesla
Overall score
80/100
85/100
Payload
3 kg
20 kg
Top speed
2 m/s
2.22 m/s
Degrees of freedom
23
28
Hand dexterity (DoF)
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11
Battery
324 Wh
2300 Wh
Runtime
120 min
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Height
132 cm
173 cm
Weight
35 kg
57 kg
Choose Unitree G1 if you want…
- Better weight
- Better price
- Compact, affordable humanoid with up to 43 DoF, foldable design and an open SDK - the cheapest mass-market humanoid to date.
Choose Tesla Optimus Gen 2 if you want…
- Better overall score
- Better payload
- Better top speed
- Better degrees of freedom
- Better battery
- Tesla second-generation humanoid with in-house actuators, 11-DoF hands and tactile fingertips, targeting low-cost mass production.
Key facts
$16,000
Price
$20,000
Available
Status
Prototype
2024
Released
2023
Unitree Robotics
Brand
Tesla
Electric
Actuation
Electric
Full specifications
Overview
Available
Status
Prototype / internal factory use
From $16,000 (US)
Starting price
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G1, G1 EDU, G1 EDU Ultimate
Variants
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Manufacturer
Tesla
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Generation
Gen 2 (Dec 2023)
Body
1320 mm
Height (standing)
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690 mm
Height (folded)
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450 mm
Width
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~35 kg
Weight
57 kg
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Height
173 cm
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Weight saving
10 kg lighter than Gen 1
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Payload
20 kg
Locomotion
2.0 m/s
Max walking speed
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6 per leg
Leg DoF
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0–165 deg
Knee range
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—
Walk speed
8 km/h (~30% faster than Gen 1)
Actuation
23 (up to 43 on EDU Ultimate)
Degrees of freedom
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5 per arm
Arm DoF
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High-torque PMSM
Motor type
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90 (base) / 120 (EDU) N·m
Knee peak torque
—
—
Actuators
Tesla-designed actuators
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Neck
2-DoF actuated
Manipulation
Optional Dex3-1, 7-DoF / hand
Dexterous hand
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~2 (base) / ~3 (EDU) kg
Arm payload
—
—
Hands
Redesigned 11-DoF, faster
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Hand DoF
11 DoF
Sensors
3D LiDAR (360°)
LiDAR
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Forward-facing
Depth camera
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4-mic array w/ noise cancel
Microphone
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Tactile
Tesla sensors on all fingers
Compute
8-core high-performance
CPU
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Optional Jetson Orin (100 TOPS)
AI accelerator
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AI & Software
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Control
Improved balance & full-body control
Power
13S lithium, 9000 mAh
Battery
2.3 kWh
54V 5A
Charger
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~2 hours
Runtime
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Battery location
Torso-integrated pack
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi
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5.2
Bluetooth
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