Company
1X Technologies
1X Technologies is a Norwegian-American robotics and AI company building [NEO](/models/neo), a bipedal humanoid robot designed for household use.
- Founded
- 2014
- HQ
- Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Funding
- $123.5M
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
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0
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Overview
1X Technologies is a Norwegian-American robotics and AI company building NEO, a bipedal humanoid robot designed for household use. Founded in 2014 as Halodi Robotics by Bernt Øivind Børnich, the company rebranded in 2022 and shifted focus from industrial humanoids to home robots. Backed by the OpenAI Startup Fund, 1X opened NEO pre-orders in October 2025 at $20,000 with a planned $499/month subscription, though WSJ testing found early units were fully teleoperated by human operators rather than autonomous.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (2)
- Bernt Øivind Børnich Founder & CEOreported, not verified
- Amy Lentz SVP of Peoplereported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Bernt Øivind Børnichcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for 1X Technologies.
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Recent coverage
1X Technologies in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Partnerships (1)
- 1X x NVIDIA Research with NVIDIAdevelopment
Funding rounds (2)
- Series B2024-01-11
$100M(reported)
Investors: EQT Ventures, Samsung Next, Nistad Group, OpenAI Startup Fund, Tiger Global Management
- Series A22023-03-23
$24M(reported)
Investors: OpenAI Startup Fund, Tiger Global Management, Sandwater, Alliance Ventures (Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi), Skagerak Capital
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is 1X Technologies?
- 1X Technologies is a Norwegian-American robotics and AI company building NEO, a bipedal humanoid robot designed for household use. Founded in 2014 as Halodi Robotics by Bernt Øivind Børnich, the company rebranded in 2022 and shifted focus from industrial humanoids to home robots. Backed by the OpenAI Startup Fund, 1X opened NEO pre-orders in October 2025 at $20,000 with a planned $499/month subscription, though WSJ testing found early units were fully teleoperated by human operators rather than autonomous.
- Where is 1X Technologies based?
- 1X Technologies is based in Palo Alto, CA, USA.
- When was 1X Technologies founded?
- 1X Technologies was founded in 2014.
- What does 1X Technologies make?
- 1X Technologies has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: NEO (1X Technologies builds physical robots).
- Where does 1X Technologies operate robots?
- 1X Technologies is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is 1X Technologies safe?
- 1X Technologies has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
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Last reviewed 2026-07-03
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Methodology surface for 1X Technologies.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning 1X Technologies from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Are Humanoid Robots Ready to Be Deployed?
New Yorker feature: Neo and a dozen other humanoid robots scheduled to hit the market. Experts are nervous about deployment readiness.
Which Humanoid Robots Launch in 2026?
Xpeng Iron mass production 2026. Apptronik Apollo with Jabil. 1X NEO. Figure 03. Multiple humanoid robots targeting 2026 launches.
1X Technologies opens America's first humanoid robot factory in Hayward, CA
1X Technologies opened a 58,000 sq ft factory in Hayward, California. America's first fully vertically integrated humanoid robot factory. Plans to ship 10,000 NEO home robots.
Top 8 Humanoid Robot Companies to Watch in 2026
Top 8 humanoid companies: Figure AI, Agility Robotics, Tesla, Boston Dynamics, Apptronik, 1X Technologies, Unitree, Sanctuary AI.
Video Friday: Figure, 1X Ramp Up Humanoid Robot Production
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1X Technologies plans to build 10,000 home robots in California
1X Technologies opened 58,000 sq ft factory in Hayward, CA. Planning 10,000 NEO home robots. Norway-founded, OpenAI-backed.
1X Neo is a $20,000 home robot that will learn chores via teleoperation
Engadget reports 1X opened NEO pre-orders at $20,000 with a $499/month subscription, with the robot learning tasks through human teleoperation.
I Tried the Robot That's Coming to Live With You. It's Still Part Human
WSJ's Joanna Stern tested 1X's NEO home robot and found that early units are fully teleoperated by human operators via VR headsets, raising privacy concerns.
1X begins production of NEO humanoids in California facility
1X launched full-scale production at its 58,000 sq ft Hayward, California facility, employing over 200 team members to manufacture NEO humanoid robots.
Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots
The New York Times profiled 1X Technologies and the broader push to put humanoid robots in private homes, examining the technical and social challenges.
1X Technologies acquires Kind Humanoid to accelerate work toward household robots
1X acquired Kind Humanoid, uniting two robotics teams with aligned visions to advance humanoid technology for home environments.
OpenAI-backed 1X raises another $100M for the race to humanoid robots
1X secured $100M in Series B funding led by EQT Ventures with Samsung NEXT participation, aiming to accelerate humanoid robot development.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/1x.md
- RSS feed: /companies/1x/feed.xml
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- REST API: /v1/companies/8f775617-c4a7-4fb5-b4bb-9d66f4cfff3b
- Revision history: /companies/1x/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models