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NEO

humanoidpilotby 1X Technologies
$20,000verifiedas of Nov 2025

1X Technologies' consumer-oriented bipedal humanoid for the home, announced October 2025.

Track NEO
Manufacturer
1X Technologies
Form factor
humanoid
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
3

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies NEO, a humanoid by 1X Technologies (pilot): 3 verified deployments on record. 10 sources back the record.

Overview

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.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
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Key facts

Height

~167 cm

Weight

~30 kg

DOF

22-DOF hands

Drive type

bipedal

Price

$20,000 (purchase) or $499/month (subscription) with $200 deposit

Availability

PRE-ORDERABLE at 1x.tech/order — US deliveries start 2026

Pricing model

Purchase or monthly subscription ($499/month)

Specs

Hands

22-DOF

Notes

Re-verify 2026-06-04: NEO remains pre-order / early-access, NOT yet in consumer homes. 1X opened its Hayward CA factory (announced Apr 30 2026) and sold out year-one capacity (10,000+ units) within days of the Oct 2025 launch, but first consumer shipments are only PLANNED for late 2026 - current units go to 1X's own R&D / internal home testing. Operation is explicitly TELEOPERATION-ASSISTED: NEO's 'Expert Mode' hands control to a remote 1X operator in a VR headset for tasks it cannot do autonomously (~60-70% autonomy, vendor-estimated). maturityStage stays research; do NOT present autonomous home operation or 'consumer humanoid in homes' as verified - zero confirmed consumer-home deliveries as of Jun 2026.

Mass kg

30

Hand dof

22

Ai system

human-in-the-loop teleoperation alongside onboard AI

Runtime h

4

Battery wh

842

Drive mode

bipedal

Walk speed ms

1.4

Payload lift kg

68

Payload carry kg

25

Sourced specs

Individual specifications, each with its own source and date.

SpecValueSource
Height167 cmclaimed1X NEO — Humanoid Index specs
Max speed1.4 m/sclaimed
as of Jan 1, 2026
1X NEO — Humanoid Index specs
Runtime4 hoursclaimed1X NEO official product page: "Run-time: 4h" (Capacity 842 Wh). Accessed 2026-07-31.
Weight30 kgclaimed1X NEO — Humanoid Index specs

To scale

Human175 cmNEO167 cm (5'6") · 30 kg

Data & sources

News coverage

3

Web sources

7

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Pre-order open
Price
$20K (manufacturer target)as of 2026-01-01
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
first deliveries 2026, US first

Autonomy: verified vs claimed

What it actually does
Teleoperated (human-controlled)
What the maker claims
“1X's Neo wants to be your housekeeper. First, it needs to be controlled by a human in your home. Cool with you?”
Flagship demo
staged footage · independently corroborated: no

Accountability: 1X Technologies has a Claim Integrity of 0% (0 of 2 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.

Pricing

One-time purchase

$20,000 USDmanufacturer targetas of 2026-01-01

Source: 1X NEO — Humanoid Index robot page

History

Monthly subscription

$499 USDmanufacturer targetas of 2026-01-01

Source: 1X NEO — Humanoid Index robot page

History

Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.

Prices verified as of Nov 1, 2025

Deployments (3)

  • NEO at Oslo, Norwayannounced

    1X Technologies opened 58,000 sq ft NEO factory in Oslo.

  • NEO at Haywardoperational

    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.

  • NEO at Norwaypilot

    NEO (1X Technologies) operating in Norway.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Previous generation

The historical entries remain on the registry for reference; current coverage tracks this generation.

Deployment-verified media (11)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of 1X

1X's consumer launch video for NEO as a home robot performing household chores. Per 1X's own disclosure, complex tasks use an 'Expert Mode' teleoperation; the autonomous-assistant framing is the maker's claim.

From deployment: Norway

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of 1X

1X's reveal of NEO Gamma, its soft-suit home humanoid, performing in-home tasks. NEO demonstrations are often teleoperated or a mix of teleoperation and autonomy; any 'no teleoperation' or autonomous framing is 1X's claim.

From deployment: Norway

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of 1X

1X's reveal of NEO Beta, a pre-production build of its home humanoid, shown walking in a home context. An earlier generation than NEO Gamma; any autonomous-operation framing is 1X's claim, and NEO demonstrations are often teleoperated or autonomy-mixed.

From deployment: Norway

Runs on (2)

Supply chain (1)

Compute / semiconductor

  • NVIDIANVIDIA Jetson Thor (the NEO 'Cortex' onboard compute)supplies

Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.

Safety record

No incidents on record for NEO.

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

Sources (10)

  1. 1X: NEO Home Robot · https://www.1x.tech/discover/neo-home-robot · 2025-10-28
  2. The Robot Report: NEO available for preorder · https://www.therobotreport.com/1x-announces-pre-order-launch-neo-humanoid-robot/ · 2025-11-03
  3. https://www.1x.tech/discover/introducing-neo-gamma
  4. https://www.therobotreport.com/teleop-not-autonomy-the-path-for-1x-neo-humanoid/
  5. https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/11/1x-struck-a-deal-to-send-its-home-humanoids-to-factories-and-warehouses/
  6. https://newatlas.com/robotics/1x-neo-beta-humanoid-robot/
  7. https://sifted.eu/articles/1x-humanoid-robot-launch
  8. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/30/3285118/0/en/1x-opens-neo-factory-in-hayward-ca-america-s-first-vertically-integrated-humanoid-robot-factory-with-consumer-shipments-planned-for-2026.html
  9. https://roadtovr.com/helper-robot-neo-vr-telepresence/
  10. Manufacturer spec page (re-verified) · https://www.1x.tech/neo

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Common questions

What is NEO?
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.
How much does NEO cost?
NEO is listed at $20,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is a manufacturer target price, not a confirmed consumer price.
1X NEO — Humanoid Index robot page
Is NEO actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. NEO is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Is NEO autonomous or teleoperated?
Not verified as fully autonomous. NEO's capabilities on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-only, or vendor claims (Tidies a room, Fetches items, and Does dishes), not independently confirmed to run without a human in the loop.
What are the specs of NEO?
NEO's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Height: 167 cm; Weight: 30. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes NEO?
NEO is made by 1X Technologies, based in Palo Alto, CA, USA (R&D in Oslo, Norway), founded in 2014.
Where is NEO deployed?
3 verified deployments of NEO are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Oslo, Norway, Hayward, Norway.
Can you buy NEO?
NEO is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What AI powers NEO?
NEO runs 1X World Model and Redwood AI. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
What are alternatives to NEO?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to NEO include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Apollo.
How does NEO compare to Walker S2?
NEO and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 17 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. NEO has 3 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is NEO a top humanoid?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, NEO ranks in roughly the top 8% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
What is NEO's maturity stage?
NEO is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is NEO safe?
NEO 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.
Is the 1X NEO robot autonomous or teleoperated?
Both, in a hybrid model. 1X states NEO is built for full autonomy using its Redwood AI model, but the company estimates only 60-70% autonomous operation initially, with human teleoperation in 'Expert Mode' filling the gaps. The Wall Street Journal confirmed that current NEO units are primarily teleoperated. Full autonomy is expected to improve to 80-90% over time, but the current product being pre-sold at $20,000 does not match the fully autonomous capabilities shown in marketing materials.
RoboZaps: 1X NEO Review The Robot Report: Teleop, not autonomy 1X: NEO Home Robot
Methodology: Aggregator drift detected · 10 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-16

Verification posture

Aggregator drift detected

Cap-flag required

Review state

Drift-flagged

Last reviewed 2026-08-16

1 anchored drift pattern(s); see cap_flags

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

7
unclassified
Unclassified source
2
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication
1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication

Cap flags

  • Claim: 1X NEO is autonomously deployable in homes

    Honest status: NEO's demonstrated capability is operator-supervised L4 via 1X Redwood (onboard control policy at ~5Hz). Autonomous home operation is a stated goal, not a verified capability. Maturity stage is pilot, not production.

    NEO autonomous home operation is a goal, not verified. Demonstrated capabilities are operator-supervised L4 (1X Redwood control policy at ~5Hz), pilot maturity.

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for NEO.

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