Head to head
Compare humanoid robots
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Tesla Optimus Gen 2 comes out ahead
Wins 6 of 7 decisive categories — leads on overall score, top speed, degrees of freedom.
1
Unitree
6
Tesla
Overall score
72/100
85/100
Payload
21 kg
20 kg
Top speed
1.5 m/s
2.22 m/s
Degrees of freedom
27
28
Hand dexterity (DoF)
—
11
Battery
864 Wh
2300 Wh
Runtime
—
—
Height
176 cm
173 cm
Weight
73 kg
57 kg
Choose Unitree H1-2 if you want…
- Better payload
- An upgraded full-size humanoid on the H1 platform with 7-DoF arms, dual Intel Core i7 compute, Livox MID-360 LiDAR and Intel RealSense depth — targeting advanced research and dexterous manipulation.
Choose Tesla Optimus Gen 2 if you want…
- Better overall score
- Better top speed
- Better degrees of freedom
- Better battery
- Better weight
- Better price
- Tesla second-generation humanoid with in-house actuators, 11-DoF hands and tactile fingertips, targeting low-cost mass production.
Key facts
$122,455
Price
$20,000
Available
Status
Prototype
2024
Released
2023
Unitree Robotics
Brand
Tesla
Electric (M107 motors)
Actuation
Electric
Full specifications
Overview
Unitree H1-2
Model
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Upgraded Unitree H1
Based on
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~$122,455
Price
—
—
Manufacturer
Tesla
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Generation
Gen 2 (Dec 2023)
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Status
Prototype / internal factory use
Body
~176 cm
Total height
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156 cm
Body height
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57 cm
Width
—
73 kg
Weight
57 kg
400 / 400 mm
Thigh / calf length
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338 mm
Arm segment length
—
—
Height
173 cm
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Weight saving
10 kg lighter than Gen 1
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Payload
20 kg
Locomotion
27 DoF
Total DoF
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6 each (hip×3, knee×1, ankle×2)
Leg DoF
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1
Waist DoF
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>1.5 m/s
Walking speed
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>5 m/s
Potential speed
—
—
Walk speed
8 km/h (~30% faster than Gen 1)
Actuation
360 N·m
Knee joint torque
—
220 N·m
Hip joint torque
—
45 N·m
Ankle joint torque
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75 N·m
Arm joint torque
—
—
Actuators
Tesla-designed actuators
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Neck
2-DoF actuated
Manipulation
7 each DoF
Arm DoF
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21 kg
Payload (short)
—
—
Hands
Redesigned 11-DoF, faster
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Hand DoF
11 DoF
Sensors
Livox MID-360
3D LiDAR
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Intel RealSense D435i
Depth camera
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—
Tactile
Tesla sensors on all fingers
Compute
2× Intel Core i7-1265U
Onboard computers
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AI & Software
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Control
Improved balance & full-body control
Power
864 Wh
Battery
2.3 kWh
15 Ah
Battery (Ah)
—
67.2 V
Voltage (max)
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Dual batteries standard
Configuration
—
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Battery location
Torso-integrated pack