PodcastRobot Comparisons — Deep Research on Robotics, Humanoids & AutomationOctober 12, 2026

Tesla Optimus vs Unitree G1: Premium Factory Vision Meets Lower-Cost Humanoid Hardware

Unitree's G1 Plus is a buyable, specified research robot today; Tesla's Optimus Gen 3 is still an unproven manufacturing promise.

G1 Plus priced and specced: Unitree's standard G1 Plus, announced 9/14/2026, costs $15,000 before tax/shipping, stands 1.34m, weighs ~35kg, with 25-45 degrees of freedom depending on config.
Optimus Gen 3 remains unspecified: Shown publicly at a Hangzhou exhibition Sept 23 and in Tesla app files, but Tesla has not published height, weight, payload, or hand specs.

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