Tesla is taking on all the Transformer figurines out there with its own action figure of the second Optimus robot generation that it demonstrated during the Robotaxi unveiling event.
The Tesla Bot Action Figure may actually sell as well as the immensely popular Optimus Prime figurine, judging from the interest it attracted since Tesla released it.
Tesla Bot Action Figure price and availability
The Tesla Shop web store briefly went down after the release, and those who are interested now have to wait for it to be restocked. The Tesla Bot action figure is priced at just $40, which sounds like a steal considering the typical high costs of its merchandise.
Tesla recently released a video detailing all the new Optimus 2 bot features that allow it to create a hive mind with fellow robots to communicate a route or a task, or find its charger on its own and hook itself up.
Said charger that tops up the Tesla Bot from the back now comes in the action figure package. Tesla also throws in a CyberHammer for fun and giggles.
Tesla explains that the Optimus figurine has been "precision engineered with over 40 individual parts and 20 points of articulation to look- and move - like our Gen 2 humanoid robot," which sounds like hours of fun for its fans.
In short, if the 1:10 Tesla Bot action figure keeps being in and out of stock and attracting such interest, it may soon become a collector's item that is changing hands for many times its original $40 price.
Besides the Optimus robot figurine, Tesla is restocking its performance vehicle diecasts in a new form. Both the Tesla Model S Plaid and the Model X Plaid have now gotten new diecasts priced at $195.
The 1:18-scale models are crafted by the Tesla Design Studio itself and "every detail, curve and surface is replicated from the same 3D CAD data used to manufacture actual 2024 Model S Plaid vehicles," tips Tesla.
The diecast box includes official Model S/X Plaid badges and decals, and fans can choose from their three original colors to match, too.
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