1X Technologies Launches NEO Humanoid Robot for Home Use
Yesterday marked a leap in home robotics. 1X Technologies unveiled its NEO humanoid robot, designed to blend into everyday life like a helpful companion. This electric-powered bot stands at human height, with smooth movements that mimic our own. It handles chores from folding laundry to navigating cluttered rooms, all without a hitch.
1X, a Norwegian startup founded in 2022, spun out from OpenAI's robotics arm. They've raised over $100 million from investors like OpenAI and Tiger Global. The company focuses on general-purpose humanoids that learn from the world around them, using AI to adapt on the fly. NEO builds on their earlier EVE model, but it's sleeker and smarter for homes, not just factories.
What sets NEO apart? Its vision-language-action model lets it understand commands in plain English while seeing and reacting to its surroundings. No pre-training on specific environments— it learns as it goes. Priced around $20,000 eventually, 1X aims to deploy thousands by 2026. This could be the start of robots that truly live with us, easing the load of daily tasks.
Watch for more from 1X. Their push into consumer spaces might just redefine how we work and rest at home.