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NEO

by 1XUSNO

PilotStage 3 of 5

Pre-orders open. First US deliveries planned for 2026.

Updated 9 Jul 2026Checked 25 Sep0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · First US customer deliveries
  1. NEO Beta shownAug 2024Complete.
  2. NEO Gamma home prototypeFeb 2025Complete.
  3. Consumer pre-orders open at $20,000Oct 2025Complete.
  4. First US customer deliveriesTarget 2026Current milestone.

Most important updates

  • 9 Jul 2026
  • 30 Apr 2026
  • 11 Dec 2025
  • Oct 2025
  • 21 Feb 2025

Upcoming

  1. 2026First US customer deliveries (next)
  2. Q4 2026First NEO deliveries to US homes (1X target: 2026)

Current obstacles

  • Doing chores on its ownHomes vary endlessly. Until the AI is reliable, remote operators fill in, which limits scale and raises privacy concerns.

Physics limits

  • Tendons stretch, rub and wearCable drives lose force to friction over every pulley and stretch under load, so joint positions drift. Cables fray with use and need replacing, unlike rigid gears.
  • Safe enough is weak enoughA robot light and compliant enough to be safe around children carries less and moves more gently. Strength and safety pull in opposite directions for any home robot.
  • Remote help is limited by lagSignals over the internet take tens of milliseconds each way. With that lag, a remote operator cannot react to slips during delicate contact, so teleoperation suits only slow tasks.

How it works

4 parts
NEO standing: under the knitted suit, motors in the body pull tendon cables to move light limbs, like muscles
NEO standing: under the knitted suit, motors in the body pull tendon cables to move light limbs, like musclesCourtesy of 1X · Press kit, editorial use (opens 1x.tech)
Tendons

Motors pull cables, like muscles

High-torque motors pull tendon cables that move the joints, keeping heavy parts near the body so the limbs stay light and soft.

Hands

25-joint hands

Each hand has 25 degrees of freedom, also tendon-driven, to grip household objects of many shapes.

Brain

Onboard AI plus remote help

NEO runs its own AI model. For chores it cannot do alone yet, a 1X operator can steer it remotely, with the owner's approval.

Body

Soft, quiet shell

A knitted suit and padding cover the frame, and it runs at about 22 dB, close to a quiet refrigerator.

Spec sheet

SpecNEO
Price$20,000 or $499/monthR (reported)

R reported by the company

Update log

5 updates

Thu 9 Jul

  • Minor: BlogHardware

Thu 30 Apr

  • Major: PressManufacturing

Thu 11 Dec 2025

  • Major: PressCommercial

Oct 2025

  • Major: PressCommercial

Fri 21 Feb 2025

  • Minor: PressHardware

About 1X

The team behind NEO

1X

NEO home humanoid

1X Technologies (formerly Halodi Robotics) is a Norwegian-American company building NEO, a soft humanoid for the home. Pre-orders opened in October 2025 at $20,000 or $499 a month. Remote human operators cover tasks its AI can't do yet.

  • 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.

1x.tech (opens 1x.tech)Company profile →

Founded
201412 yrs
Headquarters
United StatesNorway
Status
Private
Valuation
private
Raised
$124M2 rounds
Last round
Series B · $100MJan 2024
Works in
RoboticsHome robots
Coverage
1 program · 6 updateslatest 9 Jul 2026checked 25 Sep
Lead investors
EQT VenturesOpenAI Startup Fund
Investors
OpenAI Startup Fund (opens openai.fund)EQT Ventures (opens eqtgroup.com)
People
Bernt BørnichFounder & CEO
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