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NEO home humanoid

US/NOprivateest. 20141x.tech (opens 1x.tech)Checked 25 Sep

The brief

Analyst view
  • First humanoid maker to take consumer pre-orders at scale: NEO at $20,000 or $499 a month.
  • A light, tendon-driven body puts safety around people ahead of strength.
  • Remote 'expert mode' lets a human take over when the AI can't, which raises privacy questions.
Programs

1X, one program

Updated 9 Jul 2026
NEOA soft, 1.68 m humanoid for household chores. Cables (tendons) move its joints. It mixes onboard AI with remote human control.PilotNextFirst US customer deliveries · 2026Updated 9 Jul 2026View program →
Research · Proto · Pilot · Deploy · Scaling

Peers

Home robots · 1

Company & funding

2 rounds · as reported
Raised
$124Mdisclosed private rounds
Last round
Series BJan 2024
HQ
US/NO
Founded
2014
DateRoundAmountPost-moneyLead
Jan 2024Series B$100M—EQT Ventures
Mar 2023Series A2$24M—OpenAI Startup Fund

Partners & customers

2 investors

People

Key people
  • Bernt BørnichFounder & CEO
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