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Atlas vs Optimus
Boston Dynamics
Atlas
An all-electric humanoid built for industrial mobility, lifting and dexterous manipulation.
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Optimus
Tesla's general-purpose humanoid, targeting factory work first and consumer use later.
View profile →| Metric | Atlas | Optimus |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Manufacturer | Boston Dynamics | Tesla |
| Country | United States | United States |
| First unveiled | 2013 | 2022 |
| Audiences | B2B · R&D | B2B · B2C · R&D |
| Physical | ||
| Height | 150 cm | 173 cm |
| Weight | 89 kg | 57 kg |
| DOF | 28 | 28 |
| Materials | aluminium, titanium, thermoplastic | — |
| Mobility | ||
| Locomotion | bipedal | bipedal |
| Walking speed | 2.5 m/s | 2.2 m/s |
| Stairs | Yes | Yes |
| Outdoor | Yes | No |
| Power | ||
| Battery | — | 2300 Wh |
| Runtime | 60 min | 480 min |
| Hot-swap | No | No |
| Compute & AI | ||
| Primary compute | Custom onboard compute stack | Tesla FSD-derived inference compute |
| AI accelerator | — | Tesla AI |
| VLM | Yes | Yes |
| Manipulation | ||
| Payload | 25 kg | 20 kg |
| End effectors | three-finger gripper | five-finger humanoid hand |
| Fingers/hand | 3 | 5 |
| Autonomy | ||
| Task planning | hybrid | ml-policy |
| Teleoperation | Yes | Yes |
| Voice | No | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Stage | pilot | pilot |
| Price (USD) | On request | On request |
| Leasing | Yes | — |