Renders reportedly extracted from a Tesla Android app update show Optimus Gen 3 with a more enclosed lower body and refined hands than Gen 2.5. Tesla has not verified the images or confirmed a final design; the reported 22 degrees of freedom for the hands is unconfirmed.
The renders appear to show matte-black fairings where Gen 2.5 exposed gold-toned mechanisms around the hips, knees and lower legs, plus flexible covers concealing hip and upper-thigh joints. These are visual observations, not confirmed specifications. App files can be placeholders or visualization models and do not establish approved hardware, manufacturing readiness or availability. The original post by enthusiast @WholeMars was deleted; Tesla Newswire, which reposted the comparison, is a Tesla-focused but unofficial account.
Tesla has reportedly been repurposing former Model S and Model X production space at Fremont for Optimus, with a stated capacity target of up to 1 million robots annually. A separate Texas line reportedly has a longer-term designed capacity of 10 million units annually. Those are planned targets, not current output; no confirmed launch date, customer price or delivery schedule is available.
