Optimus

Technology

A humanoid robot being developed by Tesla, which Elon Musk believes will be the 'greatest product ever created by humanity'. Its development faces significant challenges in creating human-like hands and a new supply chain.


First Mentioned

9/10/2025, 2:20:04 AM

Last Updated

9/10/2025, 2:23:50 AM

Research Retrieved

9/10/2025, 2:23:50 AM

Summary

Optimus is a humanoid robot being developed by Tesla, envisioned by Elon Musk as potentially humanity's greatest product. Its development is critically dependent on solving the 'hands problem' to achieve human-level dexterity and requires significant vertical integration due to the lack of an existing supply chain for its advanced actuators.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Type

    Humanoid Robot

  • Developer

    Tesla

  • Visionary

    Elon Musk

  • Key Components

    Advanced Actuators

  • Envisioned Goal

    Humanity's greatest product

  • Development Requirement

    Vertical Integration (due to lack of existing supply chain for advanced actuators)

  • Primary Development Challenge

    Hands problem (to replicate human dexterity)

Web Search Results
  • Optimus Prime | Transformers Movie Wiki - Fandom

    Optimus Prime is an awe-inspiring leader of the Autobot forces with a strong sense of justice, honor and good morals. He is a master combatant with powerful and aggressive fighting style, wielding deadly Energon blades or powerful Ion blasters. He is also kind, humble, caring, selfless, serious, highly intelligent, calculating and wise. Optimus is also a special kind of Prime of the Elite Guard, equipped with blasters and blades. His lack of hubris and his pacifism make him a truly great [...] Optimus Prime is a brave, and inspirational leader with a strong sense of justice, honor, and good morals. He is kind, humble, caring, selfless, serious, highly intelligent, calculating, and wise. He is a born leader, a natural tactician, a dedicated never-say-die fighter and a master of improvisation in the face of adversity. Unassuming and friendly, he is also able to rally others under his leadership. Though he had been arrogant and reckless during his youth, he is now depicted as a [...] Following the Battle of Egypt, Optimus and the Autobots began to assist the US in preventing human conflicts. Three years after the battle in Egypt, Optimus, N.E.S.T. and the Autobots traveled to Chernobyl, where they found a mysterious piece of a metal part before coming under attack by Shockwave's Driller. Optimus grabbed a sword and shield from his weapons pack and cut loose the piece of metal parts. Shockwave emerged from the Driller to glare at Optimus before fleeing with his pet. Optimus

  • Optimus Prime - Wikipedia

    In the Transformers mythology, Optimus Prime is a Cybertronian, a member of an extraterrestrial species of sentient self-configuring modular robotic lifeforms (e.g., cars and other objects), a blend of biological evolution and technological engineering. He is the primary hero of the story, opposing the Decepticon leader Megatron. [...] Optimus Prime, also known in Japan as Convoy, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Transformers franchise. Generally depicted as a brave and noble leader, Optimus Prime is the supreme commander of the Autobots in their fight against the Decepticons. The Transformers characters were developed for the American market after Hasbro representatives visited the 1983 Tokyo Toy Show. Some designs were modified and the coloring was changed; notably, Optimus Prime (released in 1982 as [...] Optimus Prime is the leader of the main group of Autobots in the iteration of the Transformers franchise primarily marked by the 2010 animated series Transformers: Prime on The Hub "The Hub (TV channel)"). Optimus Prime was created as the last of the Thirteen Primes, the first generation of Transformers, each created directly by Primus as a band of unique warriors to combat and defeat Unicron. Upon his creation, Optimus united the Thirteen by his greeting All are one. While all of the other

  • Optimus Prime (G1) - Transformers Wiki

    Millions of years later, Optimus was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt into modern machines by the ship"s computer. Some time later, Jazz reported that he had spotted Decepticon activity at a nearby construction site. Optimus decided to take a proactive angle to their war with the Decepticons, and led the entirety of his troops to the Decepticon base. Once there, they found themselves allowed in by Megatron, feigning a friendly demeanor. Not fooled by Megatron's claims that he was making [...] an honest living heading a construction company, Optimus engaged the evil robots in combat, before being blasted out of the Decepticon base. Optimus and his troops were sent tumbling down the cliffside beneath their feet. The Autobots suffered only minor damage from the fall, and after getting patched up, moved out once more to stop Megatron's plan, now well under way. Megatron was holding millions of humans hostage in a bid to get the Earth to surrender unconditionally to the Decepticons. [...] ### The Special Teams After crashing on Earth in the Ark and remaining dormant for millions of years, Optimus, along with Sideswipe and Ratchet, were the first Autobots to awaken after the Decepticons’ own resurrection. These three helped the other Autobots repair themselves with the aid of the Ark's computer.

  • Optimus Prime (Movie) - Transformers Wiki

    Optimus' years of hard drinking and wild partying had finally caught up with him. At some point in the distant past, Optimus was a member of an order of Cybertronian knights dedicated to exploring the universe. When he left the order to focus on becoming a Prime, he left his sword") and shield in the Knights' Temenos. [...] Optimus broadcast an urgent message to the Autobots on Earth, ordering his troops to cut off all contact with humans and go into hiding. Optimus successfully evaded Cemetery Wind for several years, but was eventually pinned down in Mexico, caught in an ambush set by Attinger's lieutenant James Savoy and their Cybertronian ally, the bounty hunter Lockdown "Lockdown (ROTF)"). Though badly wounded, Prime threw off his pursuers by scanning a dilapidated cab-over truck, and fled north to Paris, [...] After releasing the Dinobots from his command, Optimus prepared to depart into space, to both remove the seed from Earth, and to investigate the mystery of his creators, who still had a price on his head. His innate faith in humanity reignited by Cade and his family and friends, Optimus entreated the humans to think of one of the stars as his soul, and instructed the Autobots to guard the Yeagers, their allies, and all the humans they could.

  • Robosen Elite Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Robot | Official Website

    Our exclusive app allows you to transform, walk, and steer Optimus via a Bluetooth mobile app. Automatically transform into a truck with one click for a fun remote-controlled driving experience. These actions come equipped with 125 sound effects, authentic “transforming” sounds, and spoken dialogue by Optimus Prime’s original voice actor, Peter Cullen. Missions Remote Control Actions Download Center Image 24: apple-downloadImage 25: google-play-download Image 26: brogramming_bg [...] With 27 servo motors being run by 60 microchips, this version of Optimus Prime is the closest you can get to the real thing, with 39 commands including “Roll Out”, “Convert”, and “Attack!” Even better, Optimus will respond to your voice. Just say “Hey, Optimus” along with a command and watch him come to life. Scroll to the left for moreImage 22 Remote App Control Image 23: elite-optimus-prime-app-ui-screen [...] The Transformers Optimus Prime Elite Edition auto-converting robot is everything you’ve always loved about Transformers updated for the next generation of authentic collectible robots. Engineered after the original G1 series Optimus Prime Transformer from the 1980s, but built with an added layer of software and technology that seem to give this robot a soul, this premium collectible figure really does do it all—including transforming at the touch of a button or sound of your voice.

Location Data

Optimus, Stone County, Arkansas, United States

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Coordinates: 36.0447936, -92.1251531

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