{"id":"0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","modelName":"Tesla Optimus","slug":"tesla-optimus","description":"Tesla Optimus (Tesla Bot) is a general-purpose humanoid robot developed by Tesla, announced as a concept at AI Day in August 2021 and shown as working prototypes at AI Day in September 2022. The second generation, Optimus Gen 2 (December 2023), demonstrated Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, roughly 30 percent faster walking, a weight reduction of about 10 kg, 11-degree-of-freedom hands with fingertip tactile sensing, and a 2-degree-of-freedom actuated neck. Optimus shares its perception and compute approach with Tesla's Full Self-Driving stack. Tesla positions Optimus for factory and general-purpose labor and projects a long-run price near $20,000 to $30,000 at scale, but those figures and timelines are company projections rather than realized outcomes. At the We Robot event in October 2024, Optimus units that appeared to converse and serve drinks were reported by Bloomberg and TechCrunch to be human-teleoperated rather than autonomous. Tesla has claimed internal factory testing of Optimus, but on the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026) Elon Musk acknowledged the robots are not in material use in Tesla factories and remain in the research-and-development phase. As of mid-2026 there is no verified external commercial sale, and the production-design V3 reveal has slipped repeatedly. Optimus is therefore recorded at research maturity: its factory presence is maker-facility R&D, not a verified commercial deployment.","formFactor":"humanoid","industryVertical":null,"environment":null,"maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"dof":"28 body DOF plus 11 per hand (Gen 2)","hands":"11-DOF cable-driven hands with fingertip tactile sensing (Gen 2)","notes":[{"label":"Concept announced","value":"Tesla AI Day, August 2021 (concept only, no hardware; represented by a person in a suit)."},{"label":"First prototypes","value":"Tesla AI Day, September 30, 2022: the Bumble-C prototype walked untethered; a sleeker Optimus unit using Tesla components was shown but could not yet walk unaided."},{"label":"Optimus Gen 2","value":"December 2023: Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, about 30 percent faster walking, roughly 10 kg lighter, 11-DOF hands with fingertip tactile sensing, a 2-DOF actuated neck, and balance/squat demos. This is the primary demonstrated-hardware artifact."},{"label":"We Robot demo (teleoperation)","value":"October 10, 2024: Optimus units appeared to converse and serve drinks; Bloomberg and TechCrunch reported the interactions were human-teleoperated, with only walking AI-driven. Tesla did not disclose the remote assistance beforehand."},{"label":"Factory work: claimed vs admitted","value":"Tesla claimed internal factory testing (2024 to 2025). On the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Elon Musk acknowledged Optimus is not in material use in Tesla factories and remains in the research-and-development phase."},{"label":"V3 / production design","value":"The production-design V3 reveal slipped repeatedly (to mid-2026 as of the April 2026 call); Musk declined a 2026 volume target. An earlier claim of about 5,000 units in 2025 was reportedly missed (a few hundred built)."},{"label":"External commercial sale","value":"No verified external commercial sale as of mid-2026. Tesla's stated goal is for Optimus to be useful outside Tesla around 2027."},{"label":"Price (claimed)","value":"Musk projects roughly $20,000 to $30,000 at scale (sub-$20,000 only above 1 million units per year). A projection, not a realized price."},{"label":"Supply constraint","value":"On the Q1 2025 call, Musk attributed Optimus production impact to China's rare-earth magnet export restrictions."},{"label":"Leadership","value":"Optimus program VP Milan Kovac departed June 2025; Ashok Elluswamy (Autopilot/AI) took over leadership."},{"label":"AI stack","value":"Shares perception and compute approach with Tesla Full Self-Driving (registry brain: tesla-fsd-bot)."}],"height":"approx 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)","weight":"approx 57 to 73 kg depending on generation; Gen 2 reduced about 10 kg vs Gen 1","battery":"2.3 kWh, 52 V (Gen 1 published spec)","compute":"Tesla FSD computer; neural networks trained on Tesla's AI infrastructure; perception/compute approach shared with Tesla Full Self-Driving","actuators":"6 Tesla-designed actuator types (3 rotary harmonic-drive, 3 linear roller-screw)","ai_system":"Tesla FSD computer; neural networks trained on Tesla's AI infrastructure; perception/compute approach shared with Tesla Full Self-Driving","height_cm":"173","weight_kg":"57 to 73","formFactor":"humanoid (general-purpose bipedal)","payload_kg":20,"battery_kwh":"2.3","degreesOfFreedom":"approx 28 body DOF plus 11 per hand (Gen 2); a 22-DOF hand is claimed for the V3 production design"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.tesla.com/we-robot","title":"Tesla — Optimus","sourceName":"Tesla","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot)","title":"Optimus (robot) — Wikipedia","sourceName":"Wikipedia","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/22/tesla-optimus-production-fremont-model-sx-line/","title":"Musk: zero Optimus doing useful work (Jan 2026); Fremont line conversion","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-04-22"},{"url":"https://spectrum.ieee.org/tesla-optimus-robot","title":"For Better or Worse, Tesla Bot Is Exactly What We Expected (AI Day 2022 specs)","sourceName":"IEEE Spectrum"},{"url":"https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/30/business/tesla-bot-robot","title":"Tesla robot slowly walks on stage at AI Day (Sept 30, 2022)","sourceName":"CNN Business"},{"url":"https://insideevs.com/news/613692/tesla-humanoid-robot-ai-day-2022/","title":"Tesla humanoid robot prototype walks onto the stage at AI Day 2022","sourceName":"InsideEVs"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpraXaw7dyc","title":"Optimus - Gen 2 (official Tesla reveal, Dec 2023)","sourceName":"Tesla (official)"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2023/12/12/tesla-unveils-optimus-gen-2-next-generation-humanoid-robot/","title":"Tesla unveils Optimus Gen 2: next-generation humanoid robot","sourceName":"Electrek"},{"url":"https://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics-experts-tesla-bot-optimus","title":"What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla's Optimus Robot (tech-stack breakdown)","sourceName":"IEEE Spectrum"},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001318605/000110465925101876/tm252289d41_defa14a.htm","title":"Tesla DEFA14A (FY2025 proxy filing; Optimus production framing)","sourceName":"SEC EDGAR (Tesla filing)"},{"url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-14/tesla-s-optimus-robots-were-remotely-operated-at-cybercab-event","title":"Tesla's Optimus robots were remotely operated at Cybercab event (We Robot teleoperation)","sourceName":"Bloomberg"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/tesla-optimus-bots-were-controlled-by-humans-during-the-we-robot-event/","title":"Tesla Optimus bots were controlled by humans during the We Robot event","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://fortune.com/2024/10/13/elon-musk-tesla-optimus-robot-tele-operated-robotaxi/","title":"Optimus stole the show at the robotaxi unveil, but the AI was teleoperated","sourceName":"Fortune"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/01/28/musk-admits-no-optimus-robots-are-doing-useful-work-at-tesla-after-claiming-otherwise/","title":"Musk admits no Optimus robots are doing useful work at Tesla (Q4 2025 call, Jan 2026)","sourceName":"Electrek"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/teslas-optimus-hit-by-chinas-rare-earth-restrictions-says-musk.html","title":"Tesla's Optimus hit by China's rare-earth restrictions, says Musk (Q1 2025 call)","sourceName":"CNBC"},{"url":"https://fortune.com/2025/06/09/milan-kovac-tesla-optimus/","title":"Milan Kovac, head of Tesla's Optimus program, is leaving (June 2025)","sourceName":"Fortune"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/06/tesla-optimus-robotics-vp-is-leaving-the-company.html","title":"Tesla Optimus robotics VP Milan Kovac is leaving the company","sourceName":"CNBC"},{"url":"https://x.com/Tesla_App_iOS/status/2101086887020569051","title":"Tesla app 4.61.0 decompile: Optimus as home Energy site / charger IDs","sourceName":"Tesla_App_iOS (app decompile)"},{"url":"https://x.com/wholemars/status/2101098431016251665","title":"Optimus charger support flagged in Tesla app","sourceName":"Whole Mars"},{"url":"https://cnevpost.com/2026/09/21/tesla-audits-china-suppliers-optimus-mass-production/","title":"Tesla audits China suppliers for Optimus mass production (The Paper / industry sources)","sourceName":"CnEVPost","publishedAt":"2026-09-21"},{"url":"https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3368053/tesla-auditing-chinese-suppliers-ahead-optimus-roll-out-sources","title":"Tesla auditing Chinese suppliers ahead of Optimus roll-out: sources","sourceName":"South China Morning Post","publishedAt":"2026-09-18"},{"url":"https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-23/Exclusive-Musk-envisions-humanoid-robot-boom-praises-China-s-appeal-1QFJCvyYS4g/p.html","title":"Exclusive: Musk envisions humanoid robot boom (CMG / CGTN)","sourceName":"CGTN","publishedAt":"2026-09-23"},{"url":"https://news.cctv.cn/2026/09/23/ARTIuu2ALwNki9IR96msr2Iy260923.shtml","title":"CCTV Finance exclusive interview with Elon Musk","sourceName":"CCTV Finance / CMG","publishedAt":"2026-09-23"},{"url":"https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4725/tesla-app-leaks-new-optimus-gen-3-robot-design","title":"Tesla App Leaks New Optimus Gen 3 Robot Design","sourceName":"Not a Tesla App","publishedAt":"2026-09-23"},{"url":"https://x.com/NotATeslaApp/status/2102816952695816200","title":"Tesla App Leaks New Optimus Gen 3 Robot Design (X)","sourceName":"Not a Tesla App (@NotATeslaApp)","publishedAt":"2026-09-23"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/09/25/tesla-optimus-production-ramp-hands-ai-generalization-problems/","title":"Tesla ramps Optimus to hundreds a week, but the robots can't generalize","sourceName":"Electrek (citing The Information)","publishedAt":"2026-09-25"},{"url":"https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2103480907562996128","title":"wallstengine: Optimus production ~10x / The Information notes","sourceName":"X (@wallstengine)","publishedAt":"2026-09-25"},{"url":"https://www.theinformation.com/articles/teslas-optimus-hits-snags-hands-suppliers-scale-up-begins","title":"Tesla's Optimus Hits Snags in Hands, Suppliers as Scale-Up Begins","sourceName":"The Information","publishedAt":"2026-09-27"},{"url":"https://x.com/theinformation/status/2104232104473014585","title":"The Information: Optimus production ~10x to several hundred/week; hands/suppliers bottleneck","sourceName":"X (@theinformation)","publishedAt":"2026-09-27"},{"url":"https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/tesla-workers-balk-at-training-optimus-humanoid-robots-as-replacements/","title":"Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements","sourceName":"Ars Technica","publishedAt":"2026-09-25"},{"url":"https://www.tesla.com/AI","title":"AI and Robotics","sourceName":"Tesla"},{"url":"https://ir.tesla.com/_flysystem/s3/sec/000162828026049213/tsla-20260722-gen.pdf","title":"Q2 2026 Update","sourceName":"Tesla"},{"url":"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2105747471045370250","title":"Elon Musk: AI5 72GB LP5 / AI6 144GB LP6 RAM cut for Optimus volume/cost","sourceName":"X (@elonmusk)","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://x.com/wholemars/status/2105748622298190225","title":"Whole Mars Catalog amplify of Tesla AI5/AI6 RAM cut","sourceName":"X (@wholemars)","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/tesla-optimus-texas-plant-steel-40-percent","title":"Tesla Optimus Plant Takes Shape in Texas, With Steel Structure Estimated at 40%","sourceName":"Humanoids Daily","publishedAt":"2026-10-03"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeCf0-3GskN/","title":"AI5/AI6 RAM cut for Optimus volume (NotATeslaApp Instagram, citing Musk Oct 1)","sourceName":"Instagram (@notateslaapp / via Deploy.Report digest)","publishedAt":"2026-10-03"}],"aliases":["Optimus","Tesla Bot"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"keyFacts":[{"label":"Height","value":"approx 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)"},{"label":"Weight","value":"approx 57 to 73 kg depending on generation"},{"label":"DOF","value":"approx 28 body DOF plus 11 per hand (Gen 2)"},{"label":"Price (projected target)","value":"Musk projects roughly $20,000 to $30,000 at scale: a manufacturer target, not a sold or executable price."},{"label":"Battery","value":"2.3 kWh, 52 V (Gen 1 published spec)"},{"label":"Availability","value":"Not for sale. Research and development stage; Tesla targets future production at scale, no preorder available."},{"label":"Pricing model","value":"Projected one-time purchase at scale (not currently available)"},{"label":"Optimus 4 production","value":"Will be built in Austin with vertically integrated supply chain (in-house PCB work)"},{"label":"AI software","value":"Same end-to-end FSD team (V12-V15) now developing Optimus control software"},{"label":"2026 production target","value":"50,000-100,000 units (company-reported)"},{"label":"Fremont capacity","value":"Up to 1M units/year at full build-out, ~40 sub-lines"},{"label":"Production status","value":"As of July 20, no verified production units disclosed. Q1 guidance: late July/August start."},{"label":"Giga Texas facility","value":"Under construction, targeting 10M units/year, online 2027"},{"label":"Volume production timeline","value":"SLIPPED — 'volume production' language removed from Q2 2026 shareholder letter. Musk cautioned about manufacturing challenges."},{"label":"Q2 2026 financials","value":"Net income $1.1B (-5% YoY), operating income $398M (-57% YoY)"},{"label":"We, Robot VVC","value":"Oct 2024 demo: claimed autonomous interaction, verified teleoperated — marquee demo-vs-reality gap in humanoid robotics"},{"label":"Teleoperation confirmed","value":"Bloomberg (Oct 14, 2024) + Morgan Stanley Adam Jonas — 'relied on tele-ops (human intervention)'"},{"label":"MKBHD assessment","value":"'Either the greatest robotics demo ever, or MOSTLY remote operated by a human' — Oct 12, 2024"},{"label":"Musk admission","value":"Acknowledged teleoperation in 2025 earnings call — full autonomy not yet achieved at demo time"},{"label":"Earnings call focus","value":"Musk spent ~10%+ of Tesla earnings call time on Optimus in past year (up from ~2% in 2022), peaking at nearly 1/3 on Q3 2025 call (TechCrunch/Hudson Labs analysis, Aug 2026)"},{"label":"JPMorgan intel (Aug 2026)","value":"SoP in coming months, commercial sales expected 2H27. Gen 3 design finalized, supply chain locked. Production line at former Model S/X line site in Fremont. Gen 3 unveil timed closer to SoP."},{"label":"Optimus Academy","value":"Phase 1 (H2 2026): robots deployed for data accumulation via real-world interaction"},{"label":"Tesla app Optimus Energy / charger (reported)","value":"Tesla iOS app 4.61.0 decompile (Sep 2026) reports Optimus treated as a home Energy site with dedicated Optimus charger IDs; Whole Mars also flagged Optimus charger support in the app. This is third-party app analysis, not an official Tesla product announcement. Treat as reported product-path signal only.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Tesla_App_iOS/status/2101086887020569051"},{"label":"China supply-chain audits (reported)","value":"Reported Sep 2026: Tesla auditing Tuopu, Joyson Electronics, and Sanhua for Optimus mass-production supply (joint modules, actuators, precision structures). Secondary reporting says prior Optimus orders of varying size already placed; start of production tied to audit pass. Not official Tesla confirmation"},{"label":"Musk industry-scale forecast (CCTV Finance, Sep 2026)","value":"Musk-stated Sep 23 2026 via CMG/CCTV Finance (CGTN): industry path toward at least 1B humanoids in 10 years (or less) and up to ~100B in ~20 years; personal robots for care/tutoring and multi-robot supervision. Not a company manufacturing schedule for Optimus"},{"label":"Gen 3 Android app UI assets (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Reported Sep 23 2026 (Not a Tesla App; assets first flagged via Whole Mars / Tesla Newswire shares): latest Tesla Android app update contains official in-app 3D UI models of a sleeker Optimus Gen 3 look (covered joints / monolithic torso, matte black shin fairings vs exposed Gen 2.5 linkages). Secondary app-analysis signal only. Not Tesla press; not independent confirmation that these assets match final production hardware"},{"label":"Weekly production ramp ~10x (reported Sep 2026)","value":"Reported (Electrek, Sep 25 2026, summarizing The Information): Tesla went from a few dozen Optimus units per week in Q2 2026 small-batch testing to several hundred per week by August, roughly a tenfold rise, on the former Model S/X line in Fremont. Managers are reportedly aiming for a continuous automated line capable of more than 1,000 robots per week by year-end, with an eventual target around 20,000 per week. Most units described as internal for testing, training, and data collection; factory use confined to tightly controlled supervised areas. Cap: secondary press citing The Information (paywalled); not a Tesla primary disclosure. Hand manufacturing (100+ screws/small parts), durability/sensor issues, and supplier quality-at-volume bottlenecks also flagged in the same reporting"},{"label":"Mocap training pushback / dedicated hubs (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Reported ([reported](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/tesla-workers-balk-at-training-optimus-humanoid-robots-as-replacements/), summarizing The Information): factory workers in Texas and California pushed back on wearing motion-capture suits to record movements for Optimus imitation learning, citing concern they were training their own replacements. Tesla reportedly shifted that data-collection work to dedicated teams and set up training hubs. Same Ars/TI reporting notes production at hundreds per week with a company-internal target above ~1,000/week by end of 2026 (also covered on this page via Electrek/TI weekly-ramp fact). Cap: secondary press of paywalled The Information; not a Tesla primary"},{"label":"Humanoid robot purpose","value":"Tesla describes Optimus as a general-purpose, bipedal, autonomous humanoid robot intended to perform unsafe, repetitive, or boring tasks ([Tesla AI and Robotics](https://www.tesla.com/AI)).","sourceUrl":"https://www.tesla.com/AI"},{"label":"Autonomy software scope","value":"Tesla says Optimus requires software for balance, navigation, perception, and interaction with the physical world ([Tesla AI and Robotics](https://www.tesla.com/AI)).","sourceUrl":"https://www.tesla.com/AI"},{"label":"Production development","value":"Tesla's second-quarter 2026 update says first-generation Optimus production lines were being installed and initial builds were intended for training-data collection and further functionality development ([Tesla Q2 2026 update](https://ir.tesla.com/_flysystem/s3/sec/000162828026049213/tsla-20260722-gen.pdf)).","sourceUrl":"https://ir.tesla.com/_flysystem/s3/sec/000162828026049213/tsla-20260722-gen.pdf"},{"label":"AI5/AI6 RAM cut for Optimus volume (claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Claimed ([claimed](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2105747471045370250); also [wholemars](https://x.com/wholemars/status/2105748622298190225)): on Oct 1 2026 Elon Musk said Tesla cut AI5 RAM to 72GB LP5 (half prior) and AI6 to 144GB LP6 (cut by one-third) to secure enough volume for Optimus production and reduce cost. He said bandwidth was held constant and expected a negligible effect on Optimus performance, arguing memory bandwidth is a bigger limiter than total storage. Cap: executive X claim only; not a Tesla press release or datasheet"},{"label":"Giga Texas Optimus plant steel ~40%; initial late 2027; ~10M/yr long-term (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reported ([reported](https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/tesla-optimus-texas-plant-steel-40-percent)): Humanoids Daily cites Joe Tegtmeyer Oct 1 2026 drone update: ~40% of basic steel frame up at the dedicated Optimus plant at Giga Texas; uneven progress (eastern/southern sections still foundations). Limited initial production late 2027 and ~10M robots/year long-term ambition are Tegtmeyer's account of plans. Cap: secondary construction reporting; not Tesla press."}],"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:24:19.960Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T14:58:59.381Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":1000,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":1000,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":"2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","unitsSource":[{"url":"https://newmarketpitch.com/blogs/news/humanoid-robotics-optimus-deployment-tracker","label":"Tesla has not disclosed how many Optimus units exist but acknowledged only hundreds were built in 2025"},{"url":"https://blog.robozaps.com/b/tesla-model-s-optimus-robot-factory-conversion","label":"Tesla Optimus has 1,000+ units deployed, but exclusively inside Tesla's own factories"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DQzxI7rk00B/","label":"a much larger Gen 3 production line is already planned for 2026"}],"salesModel":"not_sold","priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":"mixed","autonomyStatement":"Yes — the laundry folding demo was confirmed by Tesla as autonomous, not teleoperated. 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The gap between \"folds laundry autonomously in a lab\" and \"works in a factory\" remains unbridged as of July 2026.","videoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyURDZB7imo","singleTake":"no","environment":"staged","speedAltered":"unclear","autonomyClaimed":"yes","autonomyCorroborated":"partial"},"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null,"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/tesla-optimus","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/tesla-optimus","name":"Tesla Optimus","alternateName":["Optimus","Tesla Bot"],"description":"Tesla Optimus (Tesla Bot) is a general-purpose humanoid robot developed by Tesla, announced as a concept at AI Day in August 2021 and shown as working prototypes at AI Day in September 2022. The second generation, Optimus Gen 2 (December 2023), demonstrated Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, roughly 30 percent faster walking, a weight reduction of about 10 kg, 11-degree-of-freedom hands with fingertip tactile sensing, and a 2-degree-of-freedom actuated neck. Optimus shares its perception and compute approach with Tesla's Full Self-Driving stack. Tesla positions Optimus for factory and general-purpose labor and projects a long-run price near $20,000 to $30,000 at scale, but those figures and timelines are company projections rather than realized outcomes. At the We Robot event in October 2024, Optimus units that appeared to converse and serve drinks were reported by Bloomberg and TechCrunch to be human-teleoperated rather than autonomous. Tesla has claimed internal factory testing of Optimus, but on the Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026) Elon Musk acknowledged the robots are not in material use in Tesla factories and remain in the research-and-development phase. As of mid-2026 there is no verified external commercial sale, and the production-design V3 reveal has slipped repeatedly. Optimus is therefore recorded at research maturity: its factory presence is maker-facility R&D, not a verified commercial deployment.","identifier":"0ad1b6f8-1b4a-43d9-9838-98f3279a49ac","category":"humanoid","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":"research","lifecycle_state":"active","architectural_position":{"cohort":"humanoid","sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":36,"primary_source_types":["knowledge-base","primary-company-ir","primary-sec-filing","secondary-established-publication","secondary-industry-publication"]}}}