China Unveils 13-Foot Robot, Elon Musk Teases Real-Life Optimus Prime

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his Optimus robot will one day build Optimus Prime. His quip came after a Chinese firm showed a 13-foot humanoid that can lift more than 1,100 pounds. The joke points to a real split in the robot race. China is building giant machines for heavy industry, while Tesla is betting on human-sized helpers. How Big Is China’s New Industrial Robot? The machine is called Neo1. NeodraDynamics, a Beijing robotics startup, revealed what it calls a “super humanoid” at the 2026 China International Industry Fair. According to the company’s release , Neo1 stands about 4 meters tall and weighs roughly 1.2 tons. That makes it more than twice the height of Musk’s Optimus. Its two arms can jointly carry 500 kilograms, or about 1,100 pounds.

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