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Tesla is selling its Optimus bot action figure in less than 24 hours

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Tesla is selling its Optimus bot action figure in less than 24 hours

Tesla launched an Optimus robot action figure on its online store this week, although the model sold out within a day of its debut.

On Friday, Tesla launched the 1:10 scale Optimus bone action figure on its online store, featuring more than 40 individual parts and 20 points of articulation. Less than 24 hours later, the action figure has already sold out, although users can have the company email them when it’s back in stock.

“Your mini autonomous assistant and humanoid friend,” Tesla writes in the product description. “The Tesla Bot Action Figure is a collectible and playable 1:10 scale figurine that has been precision engineered with over 40 individual parts and 20 points of articulation to look (and move) like our Gen 2 humanoid robot.”

The Tesla bot action figure comes with the figurine itself, as well as a mini charging stand model and a Cyberhammer, with the robot model dimensions being 6.5cm wide by 19.5cm high and weighing 1.7 grams. Tesla has also launched several scale models of its vehicles, but this is the first time it has shared a model for one of its non-vehicle products. You can check out Tesla’s die-cast Cybertruck, Model Y, Model 3 and other scale vehicle models here in the online store.

Tesla first unveiled the Optimus robot at AI Day in 2022, and the company has made steady progress on the product’s development in the years since, as evidenced by semi-regular updates. According to statements from CEO Elon Musk during the company’s first quarter earnings call, Tesla aims to begin remote deliveries of the robot by 2025, and the price is expected to drop over time, eventually will drop to $25,000 or $30,000. Tesla also already has Optimus robots that perform simple tasks in its factories.

In recent months, Tesla has used Optimus to serve drinks at public appearances to show off the robot’s development capabilities. A series of videos shared on the company’s social media platforms have also provided regular updates on the product’s ability to perform tasks autonomously, walk long distances and more.

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