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It is distinct from the 1X World Model, a generative physics-grounded world model released in January 2026 for prediction, training, and evaluation: Redwood is the on-robot controller while the World Model is a generative simulation and learning substrate whose outputs are translated to motion by a separate inverse-dynamics model, so the two differ in model class, deployment role, release date, and training method rather than one being a rebrand of the other. Released around June 10, 2025, Redwood is closed and proprietary and is recorded at pilot maturity: it runs on real early-access NEO units offered at twenty thousand dollars or four hundred ninety-nine dollars per month, but 1X describes it as early in development that does not always succeed on the first try, and autonomous operation in customer homes is a stated goal rather than verified, so it is not presented as mass-shipped production.","brainType":"foundation-model","isOpen":false,"maturityStage":"pilot","architecture":"160M-parameter vision-language-action (VLA) transformer; onboard, ~5Hz; end-to-end mobile manipulation","reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.1x.tech/discover/redwood-ai","title":"Redwood AI: a vision-language transformer for the humanoid form factor, end-to-end mobile manipulation, onboard NEO at ~5Hz (160M params)","sourceName":"1X Technologies (official)"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/1xs-neo-humanoid-gains-autonomy-with-new-redwood-ai-model/","title":"1X's NEO humanoid gains autonomy with new Redwood AI model (deployed onboard; early in development)","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/feed/1x-unveils-redwood-ai-a-unified-onboard-brain-for-its-neo-humanoid-robots","title":"1X unveils Redwood AI: a unified onboard brain for NEO","sourceName":"Humanoids Daily"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/neo-humanoid-maker-1x-releases-world-model-to-help-bots-learn-what-they-see/","title":"1X releases World Model (Jan 2026) - the SEPARATE generative world model, for distinctness contrast","sourceName":"TechCrunch"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Model class","value":"~160M-parameter vision-language-action (VLA) transformer; runs fully onboard NEO's embedded GPU at ~5Hz; end-to-end mobile bi-manual manipulation + whole-body control + navigation. Trained on teleoperated + autonomous EVE/NEO episodes, learning from failure rollouts."},{"label":"Distinct from 1X World Model (the distinctness call)","value":"Redwood = the on-robot CONTROL policy (released ~Jun 10 2025). 1X World Model (registry slug 1x-world-model) = a GENERATIVE physics-grounded world model (Jan 2026) for prediction/training/evaluation, whose outputs are converted to motion by a separate inverse-dynamics model. Different model class, deployment role, release date, and training methodology - NOT a rebrand or subset. This is a verified genuine net-new, not the false-absent pattern."},{"label":"Brain-boundary test","value":"PASS - named onboard foundation control model with a published artifact (1x.tech technical page) AND demonstrated on-robot wiring (runs across NEO). AI-as-primary."},{"label":"Open/closed","value":"Closed / proprietary - no open release stated by 1X (cap-flag: licensing not explicitly disclosed; treated closed pending confirmation, same gap as the 1X World Model)."},{"label":"Maturity = pilot (cap-flag)","value":"Runs on REAL early-access NEO units ($20K or $499/mo), but 1X explicitly calls it early in development that doesn't always succeed first try; autonomous operation in customer homes is a stated goal, not verified. Recorded pilot, not mass-shipped production."},{"label":"Wiring","value":"Powers 1x-neo (the NEO humanoid). 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