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NEO at Hayward

1X Technologies' consumer-oriented bipedal humanoid for the home, announced October 2025. ~167 cm and ~30 kg with a soft 3D-lattice-polymer body and a machine-washable knit cover, tendon-driven actuation, and 22-DOF hands. Priced at $20,000 (or $499/month subscription) with first U.S. shipments targeted for 2026. Uses human-in-the-loop teleoperation alongside onboard AI.

NEO by 1X Technologies · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Humanoids

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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.

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Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-22
Model
NEO
Company
1X Technologies
Location
United States/Hayward
Operator
1X Technologies
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
First seen
2025-06-01
ID
92d0150b-dfe0-41b3-a0ba-9654ec217bdc

Timeline

  1. Jun 2025
    First recorded
    NEO first documented operating at Hayward.
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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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: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-22

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

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Common questions

What is the NEO deployment at Hayward?
NEO, built by 1X Technologies, is recorded as a deployment at Hayward on the DEPLOY registry. 1X Technologies operates the deployment directly.
Who operates NEO at Hayward?
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 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?
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.

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