Optimus by Tesla vs Green by Sberbank

Optimus is the lighter robot at 57 kg against Green's 75 kg, while Green is taller at 180 cm versus 173 cm. Both have about 40 degrees of freedom; Green puts 12 of its 41 into the fingers and 4 into the wrists, and Optimus's 40+ include its dexterous hands.

Optimus has a listed top speed of 8 km/h, well above Green's 0.9 m/s (about 3.2 km/h). Both walk on two legs; Green navigates unfamiliar indoor spaces on its own and steers around obstacles with its cameras and LiDARs.

Green uses eight RGB cameras and two LiDARs, inertial sensors and force-torque sensors in its fingertips. Tesla has focused Optimus on camera-based vision, following the approach of its cars. Green's LiDAR adds direct distance measurement on top of its cameras.

Optimus runs Tesla's own AI stack, built on the neural networks behind its Full Self-Driving system. Green pairs Sber's GigaChat for conversation with Green-VLA, a vision-language-action model of about 1.3 billion parameters released with open weights, and it can detect and correct its own mistakes.

Tesla has described Optimus's battery as sized for a full working day. Sber has said only that Green uses a 48 V battery, without runtime or charging time, so Optimus has the clearer endurance target.

Tesla plans to use Optimus first for repetitive work in its own factories before offering it more widely. Green targets collecting items and stocking shelves, assembling and packing products, lab work with test tubes and bio samples, and room service and cleaning, with catering also on Sber's list.

Optimus is built on Tesla's in-house software and AI training infrastructure. Green's software is Sber's GigaChat plus the open-weight Green-VLA model, and Sber's Green Challenge lets outside teams train controllers in a simulator of the robot. Neither company has announced a public SDK.

Tesla has pointed to an eventual price of roughly $20,000 to $30,000 once Optimus is made at scale, though it is not yet on sale. Sber has not announced a price or public sales for Green; it plans business pilots and expects a line of Green robots by autumn 2026.

Optimus uses an emergency stop, obstacle detection and compliant actuators. Green relies on inertial and force sensors for balance, avoids obstacles and can catch its own errors; Sber has not published safety certifications. Ask both makers for certification details before deploying near people.