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What competes with NEO?
The humanoid models that compete with NEO from 1X Technologies, ranked by verified deployment count on the DEPLOY registry. NEO itself has 3 verified deployments.
| # | Model | Maker | Environment | Maturity | Deployments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walker S2 | UBTech Robotics | — | commercial | 17 |
| 2 | Digit | Agility Robotics | — | commercial | 11 |
| 3 | Unitree G1 | Unitree Robotics | — | commercial | 10 |
| 4 | Apollo | Apptronik | — | commercial | 6 |
| 5 | HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled | Humanoid | — | pilot | 6 |
| 6 | Tesla Optimus | Tesla | — | research | 6 |
| 7 | HMND 01 | Humanoid | — | pilot | 5 |
| 8 | Robody | Devanthro | indoor | pilot | 5 |
| 9 | Unitree H1 | Unitree Robotics | — | research | 5 |
| 10 | Walker S1 | UBTech Robotics | — | pilot | 5 |
| 11 | DOBOT Atom | Dobot | — | commercial | 4 |
| 12 | Digit v5 | Agility Robotics | — | commercial | 4 |
| 13 | Figure 03 | Figure AI | — | commercial | 4 |
| 14 | NAO | Aldebaran Robotics | — | commercial | 4 |
| 15 | Sophia | Hanson Robotics | — | research | 4 |
Rebuilt every 15 minutes. Competitor set: same form_factor, reviewStatus=reviewed, top 15 by verified deployment count. This page only renders for models with at least 3 verified deployments and 3 same-segment peers; thinner models fall to a 404 rather than an empty ranking. See the full NEO record for specs, brains, incidents, and supply chain.