AI illustration: Optimus $20-30k price point
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Optimus $20-30k price point

“An Optimus robot could cost between $20,000 and $30,000, or less than a car in the long term.”
Video: We, Robot | Tesla Cybercab Unveil (official Tesla YouTube channel), Oct 10 2024
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT — WE, ROBOT | TESLA CYBERCAB UNVEIL (OFFICIAL TESLA YOUTUBE CHANNEL), OCT 10 2024

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Oct 10, 2024
The promise: “An Optimus robot could cost between $20,000 and $30,000, or less than a car in the long term.” · We, Robot | Tesla Cybercab Unveil (official Tesla YouTube channel), Oct 10 2024 ↗
Today · Jun 12, 2026
Status: Pending · 1,663 days left. Still waiting.

At the We, Robot event in October 2024, Musk said an Optimus robot could eventually cost $20,000 to $30,000 — less than a car in the long term. That price would position the humanoid robot as a mass-market consumer purchase rather than industrial equipment. The claim is tracked against a 2030 deadline and remains pending.

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