NEO vs Optimus V3 (Gen 3)
1X Technologies NEO and Tesla Optimus V3 (Gen 3) compared on the same basis. Each value shows how sure we are of it, so a reported figure is not read as an official one.
- Height: NEO 168 cm · Optimus V3 (Gen 3) 173 cm (5 cm apart)
- Weight: NEO 30 kg · Optimus V3 (Gen 3) 57 kg (27 kg apart)
- Total degrees of freedom: NEO 75 · Optimus V3 (Gen 3) 28 (47 apart)
- Payload: NEO 25 kg · Optimus V3 (Gen 3) 20 kg (5 kg apart)
| Item | NEO | Optimus V3 (Gen 3) |
|---|---|---|
| Company | 1X Technologies | Tesla |
| Stage | On sale | Production |
| Height cm | 168 Official | 173 Reported |
| Weight kg | 30 Official | 57 Reported |
| Total degrees of freedom | 75 Official | 28 Reported |
| Arm DoF (per arm) | 7 Official | — |
| Leg DoF (per leg) | 6 Official | — |
| Waist DoF | 2 Official | — |
| Head/neck DoF | 3 Official | — |
| Actuation | Electric Official | Electric Official |
| Walking speed km/h | 5.04 Official | — |
| Top speed km/h | 22.3 Official | — |
| Running speed km/h | 22.3 Official | — |
| Hand DoF (per hand) | 22 Official | 22 Reported |
| Fingers | 5 Reported | — |
| Payload kg | 25 Official | 20 Reported |
| Runtime h | 4 Official | — |
| Battery kWh | 0.84 Official | 2.3 Official |
| Battery swap | Self-docking charging (plugs itself in); whether the battery is swappable is not disclosed Official | — |
| Dust/water rating | Hands IP68 (submersible) / body IP44 (splash-proof) Official | — |
| Compute unit | 1X NEO Cortex (NVIDIA Jetson Thor), up to 2070 FP4 TFLOPS Official | Tesla AI4 (FSD computer) family, AI5 planned Reported |
| Cameras | 2 Official | — |
| Sensors | Dual 8.85MP 90Hz stereo fisheye cameras, 4 beamforming microphones, IMU Official | Autopilot/FSD-family vision cameras, hand tactile sensors (patent) Reported |
| AI model | Redwood AI (1X's own general-purpose VLA model) + 'Expert Mode' (for unfamiliar chores, a remote 1X Expert guides the robot by appointment and it learns) Official | End-to-end neural network shared with Tesla FSD Reported |
| Price | $20,000 Official | $25,000 Rumor |
| Production & shipments | Hayward factory up to 10,000 units in the first year; first US home deliveries targeted for 2026; plan for 50,000 shipments and 110,000 units/year capacity (2 factories) in 2027 Reported | Q3 results 2026-10-22: 'initial production' started on the Fremont high-speed line, most equipment for 1 million units/year per line moved in, at least 1+ year to reach the target annualized rate. Construction of the Austin Optimus factory started (long-term plan of 10 million units/year for the Giga Texas second-generation line). External customer deliveries around the end of 2027 (early industrial use) Official |