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NEO at Hayward, California, USA

NEO is 1X Technologies' bipedal humanoid robot designed for household use. Features humanlike motion and a slim anthropomorphic design. NEO Beta was introduced August 2024, updated to NEO Gamma in February 2025, and pre-orders opened October 2025 at $20,000. As of late 2025, most tasks are teleoperated by humans via VR headsets.

NEO by 1X Technologies · Unverified


Machine-readable surfaces

1X NEO Factory in Hayward, California is a 58,000 sq ft vertically integrated humanoid robot manufacturing facility with 200+ employees ramping toward mass production.

Safety record

No incidents on record for NEO at Hayward, California, USA.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Unverified
Last updated
2026-07-03
Model
NEO
Status
operational
First seen
2025-06-01
ID
92d0150b-dfe0-41b3-a0ba-9654ec217bdc

Sources (1)

  1. 1X begins production of NEO humanoids in California facility · https://www.therobotreport.com/1x-begins-production-neo-humanoid-robots-at-hayward-california-facility/ · 2025-06-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-03

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

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Methodology surface for NEO at Hayward, California, USA.

Common questions

What is the NEO deployment at Hayward, California, USA?
NEO, built by 1X Technologies, is recorded as a deployment at Hayward, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. 1X Technologies operates the deployment directly.
Who operates NEO at Hayward, California, USA?
1X Technologies, the manufacturer of NEO, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the NEO deployment at Hayward, California, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the NEO deployment at Hayward, California, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
Is NEO at Hayward, California, USA safe?
NEO at Hayward, California, USA 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.

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