T-HR3 vs Optimus Gen 3: Specs, Price & ROS Support Compared (2025)
Toyota vs Tesla — independent, side-by-side analysis.
Quick Verdict
Optimus Gen 3 leads in more DOF. Overall, Optimus Gen 3 has an edge in 1 out of 1 compared categories.
T-HR3
Toyota
Optimus Gen 3
Tesla
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T-HR3 Optimus Gen 3
Specifications
Research only (teleoperated). Toyota's next factory humanoid is the wheeled 'Eley' (50 kg, two-finger hands); 400,000 units planned across 60 plants from 2028 (Nikkei, Sep 2026)PriceNo official price or pre-orders; Musk target $20,000–$30,000 at scale. V3 not publicly revealed as of Sep 2026; Fremont lines being installed, first units for internal training (Q2 2026 update). Only confirmed V3 hardware figure: 22-DoF hand, 50 actuators total
151 cmHeight168 cm
75 kgWeight55 kg
42DOF50
—Payload25 kg
—Runtime9h
—Speed2.5 m/s
YesStairsYes
NoLiDARNo
ProprietaryComputeTesla AI5 custom SoC
Pros and cons at a glance
T-HR3
Pros
- 42 degrees of freedom — full-body articulation
Cons
- Still in development, no commercial availability
- Unit price not publicly disclosed (quote-on-request or enterprise-only)
- Closed software stack — no public SDK or ROS support
Optimus Gen 3
Pros
- High rated payload (25 kg) for industrial pick-and-place
- Long runtime (9h per charge) for full-shift operation
- 50 degrees of freedom — full-body articulation
Cons
- Still in development, no commercial availability
- Unit price not publicly disclosed (quote-on-request or enterprise-only)
- Closed software stack — no public SDK or ROS support
Frequently asked questions
How do T-HR3 and Optimus Gen 3 compare on price?
T-HR3: Research only (teleoperated). Toyota's next factory humanoid is the wheeled 'Eley' (50 kg, two-finger hands); 400,000 units planned across 60 plants from 2028 (Nikkei, Sep 2026). Optimus Gen 3: No official price or pre-orders; Musk target $20,000–$30,000 at scale. V3 not publicly revealed as of Sep 2026; Fremont lines being installed, first units for internal training (Q2 2026 update). Only confirmed V3 hardware figure: 22-DoF hand, 50 actuators total.
Last updated: 2025