EngineAI Robotics PM01 vs Tesla, Inc. Optimus

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Dataset date: 2026-11-03

175 cmhuman

138 cm²EngineAI Robotics PM01

173 cm⁴Tesla, Inc. Optimus

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claimed → demonstrated
demonstrated
first delivery recorded

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Property	EngineAI Robotics PM01	Tesla, Inc. Optimus	Difference
Height (cm)	138 cm² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	173 cm⁴ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	+35 cm
Weight (kg)	40 kg⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	57 kg⁶ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	+17 kg
Degrees of freedom	24⁷ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The reviewed source did not establish both the exact recorded value and the concrete robot variant for this specification. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer)	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Walking speed (km/h)	7.2 km/h⁸ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Payload (kg)	no sourced value	20 kg³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
Battery runtime (min)	120 min¹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Hands	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Actuator torque (Nm)	164 Nm⁹ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The reviewed source did not establish both the exact recorded value and the concrete robot variant for this specification. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer)	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Battery (Wh)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Battery swappable	yes¹⁰ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Locomotion	bipedal¹¹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
SDK / ROS	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Simulation	No simulation artifact confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean simulation support is unavailable. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted searches found no confirmed model for this record; does not mean unavailable. Only a PM01 Edu model was found; equivalence to this unsuffixed PM01 record was not established. Searched source 1	No simulation artifact confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean simulation support is unavailable. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted searches found no confirmed model for this record; does not mean unavailable. Searched source 1	—
Actuator architecture	1 actuator group documented. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Exact-variant actuator architecture evidence was found in the listed official source and is recorded per group. Searched source 1 Joint modules · PM01 · Claimed Scope Joint modules Variant PM01 Evidence status Claimed Drive Not confirmed Transmission Planetary Motion Not confirmed Architecture Not confirmed Architecture evidence Evidence review: supported The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth. Reason EngineAI's official PM01 FAQ states that PM01 uses all-planetary joint modules. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer) Robot variant PM01 Architecture metadata describes the cited mechanism only. No performance is inferred.	No actuator architecture confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean a particular architecture is absent. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted actuator searches did not confirm an exact-variant architecture claim for this record; this does not mean none exists. Searched source 1	—
Warranty (shortest–longest)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Order type	direct checkout¹² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	not for sale¹³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	—
Latest price	12,000unified (business & education) · USD · 2024-12-27¹⁴ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	30,000estimate, not yet for sale · USD · 2026-04-22¹⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	—
Announced	2024-12-27¹⁶ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	2021-08-19¹⁷ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-40 mo
Recorded first customer delivery	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Recorded delivery status	Recorded demonstrated	Recorded demonstrated	—

Capabilities

Capabilities table
Capability	EngineAI Robotics PM01	Tesla, Inc. Optimus
Pick and place	—	?¹⁸ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for the exact recorded robot variant were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source
Teleoperation shown	—	T¹⁹ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for the exact recorded robot variant were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source

Notes

can operate for two hours on a single charge (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
138CM (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Carrying capacity: 45 lb (20 kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
weighs about 40 kg (88 lb.) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Weight: 125 lb (57 kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
24-DOF (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
2 m/sec. (4.4 mph) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Max Torque [1] 164 N·m (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
Smart Battery Intelligent Quick Disassembly Supported (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Walking with a Human-like Gait (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Purchase now (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
he estimated that the robot would be available for purchase at around US$30,000 (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
unified price of 88,000 yuan ($12,000 U.S.) until March 31, 2025 (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
April 22, 2026 (Q1 Earnings Call): Musk estimated the robot would be "available for purchase at around US$30,000." (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
EngineAI releases PM01 humanoid robot for commercial, educational use (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
August 19, 2021, at Tesla's AI Day event (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Totally worthy to celebrate low latency remote control, but totally dishonest to demo these as autonomous robots—call it the parlor trick it is. (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
Today I'm assisted by a human. I'm not yet fully autonomous (accessed 2026-09-27) — source

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