{"title":"Neura Robotics vs Tesla: General-purpose compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/neura-robotics-vs-tesla","comparison":"Tesla ranks 1 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 92; Neura Robotics ranks 22 with 76. Tesla is ahead on deployment, technology and positioning. Level on production, commercials, progress, firepower and leverage. Neura Robotics is based in Metzingen, Germany, Tesla in Austin, United States. Tesla: Public. Neura Robotics is named in 208 signals and Tesla in 750.","companies":[{"name":"Neura Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/neura-robotics","city":"Metzingen","country":"Germany","stage":null,"founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Neura Robotics is a German maker of the 4NE-1 general-purpose humanoid (third generation, unveiled June 2025) alongside its shipping MAiRA industrial and MiPA service lines, with headcount grown to 1,400. It announced a Series C of up to $1.4B in June 2026 (led by Tether at a ~$7B valuation, with Qualcomm, Amazon, NVIDIA, Bosch, Schaeffler, and the EIB), Europe's largest robotics round, and holds Bosch and Dassault collaborations, though 4NE-1 is prepared for series production rather than shipping at volume. How much of the \"up to $1.4B\" has actually funded, 4NE-1 deployment counts, and Tether as lead investor (a governance watch) are the open questions.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Humanoids","list":"Humanoids 100","rank":22,"score":76,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":5,"deployment":7,"production":6,"technology":6},"why":"NEURA Robotics develops general-purpose cognitive humanoids, including the 4NE1, and is scaling their production, training, perception, and real-world deployment through partnerships and NEURA Gym facilities.","segment":"General-purpose","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":208,"facts_total":125},{"name":"Tesla","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla","city":"Austin","country":"United States","stage":"Public","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Tesla makes the Optimus humanoid, a household-to-factory ambition backed by massive capital. It is an essential name in the category (detailed research pending).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Humanoids","list":"Humanoids 100","rank":1,"score":92,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":10,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":5,"deployment":10,"production":6,"technology":10},"why":"Tesla is developing Optimus as a general-purpose humanoid robot, with factory assembly capabilities and planned large-scale deployment.","segment":"General-purpose","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":750,"facts_total":195}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}