Head to head
Compare humanoid robots
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Tesla Optimus Gen 2 comes out ahead
Wins 4 of 6 decisive categories — leads on overall score, degrees of freedom, battery.
2
Unitree
4
Tesla
Overall score
79/100
85/100
Payload
—
20 kg
Top speed
3.3 m/s
2.22 m/s
Degrees of freedom
19
28
Hand dexterity (DoF)
—
11
Battery
864 Wh
2300 Wh
Runtime
—
—
Height
180 cm
173 cm
Weight
47 kg
57 kg
Choose Unitree H1 if you want…
- Better top speed
- Better weight
- Full-size high-dynamic humanoid with industry-leading running speed.
Choose Tesla Optimus Gen 2 if you want…
- Better overall score
- Better degrees of freedom
- Better battery
- Better price
- Tesla second-generation humanoid with in-house actuators, 11-DoF hands and tactile fingertips, targeting low-cost mass production.
Key facts
$90,000
Price
$20,000
Available
Status
Prototype
2023
Released
2023
Unitree Robotics
Brand
Tesla
Electric
Actuation
Electric
Full specifications
Overview
Available
Status
Prototype / internal factory use
~$90,000
Starting price
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Full-size bipedal humanoid
Class
—
—
Manufacturer
Tesla
—
Generation
Gen 2 (Dec 2023)
Body
~180 cm
Height
173 cm
~47 kg
Weight
57 kg
—
Weight saving
10 kg lighter than Gen 1
—
Payload
20 kg
Locomotion
3.3 m/s
Max speed
—
>5 m/s
Potential speed
—
5 per leg
Leg DoF
—
—
Walk speed
8 km/h (~30% faster than Gen 1)
Actuation
19
Total DoF
—
4 per arm (H1-2 = 7)
Arm DoF
—
~360 N·m
Knee peak torque
—
~220 N·m
Hip peak torque
—
~59 N·m
Ankle peak torque
—
189 N·m/kg
Torque density
—
—
Actuators
Tesla-designed actuators
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Neck
2-DoF actuated
Manipulation
—
Hands
Redesigned 11-DoF, faster
—
Hand DoF
11 DoF
Sensors
3D LiDAR (360°)
LiDAR
—
Yes
Depth camera
—
—
Tactile
Tesla sensors on all fingers
Compute
Intel Core i5 (i7 optional)
Onboard PC
—
AI & Software
—
Control
Improved balance & full-body control
Power
15 Ah / 0.864 kWh, quick-swap
Battery
2.3 kWh
67.2 V
Max voltage
—
~1.5–2 hours
Runtime
—
—
Battery location
Torso-integrated pack