Tesla Optimus
Musk says public sales by end of 2027; no price, preorder or V3 yet
Researched by Riley Hart · updated Oct 16, 2026
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Optimus has the biggest backer and the boldest scale plans, and Musk now says public sales could start by the end of 2027. There is still no price, no preorder and the V3 design has not been shown, and past public demos leaned on remote operators. Treat it as a 2027 or later story.
Best for: Tesla fans following when a mass market humanoid might arrive. Skip if: You want a home robot before 2028 or a firm price.
Specs
- Height
- Not published for the current model; Wikipedia lists a planned 5 ft 8 in
- Weight
- Not published for the current model; Wikipedia lists a planned 125 lb
- Payload
- Not published for the current model; 45 lb (20 kg) in the 2021 AI Day plan
- Battery runtime
- Not published
- Hands
- 22 DoF hands on the 2024 generation per Wikipedia; Optimus V3 hands not revealed
- Autonomy
- Tesla says AI5 should let it work without connectivity. At the October 2024 We, Robot event, TechCrunch and Bloomberg reported robots were largely remote operated by humans.
- Home tasks
- Musk has described watching children, caring for pets and elder care, but Tesla publishes no home task list
- Ship date
- Musk said in January 2026: "By the end of next year, I think we'll be selling humanoid robots to the public," tied to high reliability and safety
3 year cost of ownership
- Robot
- n/a
- Total
- n/a
No price. Musk has cited about $30,000 (October 2024) and a $20,000 to $30,000 long term target at scale; these are targets, not prices.
Status and safety
- US availability
- Announced
- Recalls
- ● No Tesla robot recall in the CPSC database as of Oct 26, 2026. Checked daily.
- FCC authorized
- Not checked yet
- Company
- ● Active; Tesla is installing Optimus lines at Fremont and planning a larger Texas line from 2027. Musk said on the July 2026 earnings call that early production will be slow.
- Warranty
- ● Not published
Price history
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Where to buy
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Pros
- Tesla's manufacturing scale and stated $20,000 to $30,000 target
- Musk says public sales may begin by the end of 2027
- 22 DoF hands shown on the 2024 generation
Cons
- No price, preorder or published specs
- Musk's past robot timelines have slipped
- Public demos in 2024 were largely teleoperated
What independent reviewers found
- At Tesla's We, Robot event, Optimus robots served drinks and chatted with guests but were largely remote operated by humans; one bartender robot said it was assisted by a human.
- TechCrunch (Rebecca Bellan), citing Bloomberg and attendee videos
Spec history
Checked dailyNo spec changes since we started tracking on Oct 16, 2026.
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Questions buyers ask
Can I preorder Optimus?
No. There is no preorder, deposit or lease program.
When will Tesla sell it to the public?
Musk said at Davos in January 2026 that Tesla would likely sell humanoid robots to the public by the end of 2027, if reliability and safety are very high.
How much will it cost?
Tesla has no price. Musk has cited targets of about $20,000 to $30,000 at scale.