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Tesla robotics company profile: pre-commercial, humanoid robots, funding stage, markets, key robot, and related Biped.News coverage.

Current status: Pre-commercial

Optimus Gen3 is Tesla’s humanoid design intended for mass production. Tesla has identified a new hand design and manufacturing-scale development as priorities. Publicly verified Gen3 specifications, an orderable price and customer delivery dates remain undisclosed. Reviewed primary sources through October 10, 2026.

Last source verification:

Canonical company facts

Fields are generated from the same company record used by the interactive profile and public data export.

FieldEvidence in the database
Headquarters countryUSA
Founded2003
Commercial statusPre-commercial
Robot typehumanoid
Funding stagepublic
Tracked fundingNot publicly documented
Target marketsautomotive, warehouse, home, general
Public companyYes
Deployment evidenceNot documented
Key robotOptimus Gen3
Latest funding signalNot publicly documented
Public market statusTSLA · NASDAQ
Last source verification2026-10-10

Deployment evidence

No named deployment evidence is documented in the canonical company record.

Evidence timeline

Dated profile, specification, funding, deployment, safety, article and data changes from the public entity-update feed.

  1. Rivian CEO's Mind Robotics Turns Factory Labor Into the Humanoid Test Casearticle · high confidence
    Biped.News articleArticle source 1Article source 2
  2. Optimus Gen3 profile and specifications reviewedspecifications · medium confidence
    Tesla Q4 2025 update, p8 (January 28, 2026)Tesla Q2 2026 update, pp6/10 (July 22, 2026)Tesla AI and Robotics
  3. Tesla company profile reviewedprofile · medium confidence
    Tesla official siteTesla Q4 2025 update, p8 (January 28, 2026)Tesla Q2 2026 update, pp6/10 (July 22, 2026)
  4. BYD's First Humanoid Robot Is Starting in the Showroomarticle · medium confidence
    Biped.News articleArticle source 1Article source 2
  5. Tesla Puts Optimus on the Fremont Factory Clockarticle · high confidence
    Biped.News article
  6. Humanoid Hands Are Physical AI's Anti-Hype Testarticle · high confidence
    Biped.News article
  7. Tesla Is Turning Off the Model S Line to Build Optimus at Scalearticle · high confidence
    Biped.News article
  8. China Ships 1 Humanoid Robot Every 30 Minutes Nowarticle · high confidence
    Biped.News article

Primary sources

Vendor and product sources support the record; Biped.News reporting remains separate.

Tesla official sitePrimary vendor or product sourceTesla Q4 2025 update, p8 (January 28, 2026)Primary vendor or product sourceTesla Q2 2026 update, pp6/10 (July 22, 2026)Primary vendor or product source

Latest related reporting

Recent reporting connected through the same canonical article/entity graph used by article pages.

BYD's First Humanoid Robot Is Starting in the ShowroomIndustry · 2026-08-04Tesla Puts Optimus on the Fremont Factory ClockPhysical AI · 2026-07-23Rivian CEO's Mind Robotics Turns Factory Labor Into the Humanoid Test CaseIndustry · 2026-06-14Humanoid Hands Are Physical AI's Anti-Hype TestTechnology · 2026-06-01Tesla Is Turning Off the Model S Line to Build Optimus at ScaleHumanoid Robots · 2026-04-23China Ships 1 Humanoid Robot Every 30 Minutes NowIndustry News · 2026-04-01

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