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1X Technologies

1X NEO

Name: 1X NEO
Brand: 1X Technologies

Operator-augmented household helper trading autonomous capability for residential safety and professional support.

Price$20,000 list priceRetail price not tracked

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level II.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyCopes with everyday clutter and frees itself, shown by independent testing.
IIIConditional AutonomyFinishes whole jobs in familiar spaces; struggles at the edges.
To reach Level IIIMost sessions finish without intervention. Rescue is occasional, not routine.
IIAssisted AutonomyThis robot

1X NEO runs preset routines on its own, and the owner is its recovery system.
What it does on its own
- Bipedal locomotion, stair climbing, sitting, kneeling and standing back up under a single learned whole-body controller (Redwood AI)
- Household tasks including light cleaning, tidying and object retrieval
- Tendon-driven compliant design for safe contact in occupied homes
- Charge dock navigation and battery management
Why this level
- Classified at Level II, Assisted Autonomy.
- NEO's locomotion and whole-body control come from Redwood AI, a learned neural policy rather than recorded trajectories, and the robot walks, climbs stairs, sits, kneels and stands back up under one controller while navigating a house on its own.
- Task coverage is what limits it: anything outside its learned skills falls to a scheduled Expert Mode session in which a 1X operator drives the robot.
- Level III would require completing unfamiliar household tasks end to end without that fallback.
What holds it at Level II
- Tasks outside NEO's learned skills are completed by a 1X Expert connecting remotely during a scheduled session
- The published task set is narrow relative to general household work, and 1X describes it as expanding through updates
- No published evidence of end-to-end completion of unfamiliar tasks without the remote fallback
- Vision-only sensing with no LiDAR; performance in low light or visually ambiguous spaces is not documented
12 sources reviewed
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Pre-Release12 sources reviewed

Classified from pre-release material; figures will firm up once units ship and are independently tested.

Sources reviewed

Manufacturer documentation3 sourcesReviewed

1X Technologies product announcements and commercial deployment materials

Press & video reviews3 sourcesReviewed

Technology and robotics media coverage of NEO launch and early trials

Owner reports1 sourceOngoing

Early-access and commercial deployment operator feedback

The Neo Robot from 1X might be the biggest privacy …Reddit · r/privacy

Firmware release notes2 sourcesOngoing

Software roadmap and teleoperator capability updates

Longitudinal signal2 sourcesReviewed

Robovations dated log for this robot: 6 tracked entries spanning ~18 months.

Specification sources1 sourceReviewed

Pages the published specifications were read from.

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Monitoring record5 sourcesReviewed

Sources behind the tracker entries following this robot.

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Known Issues.

One question: what does buying this robot today walk you into? The state is computed from the record, and recomputed daily.

Ready NowAssessed, with a clean record on file. A successor may be shipping; the page says so when it is.
New to MarketOn sale under 90 days; the ownership record is still forming.
WaitA successor is announced and has not shipped; re-read the decision when it arrives.
Known IssuesThis robot

Documented problems stand on the record of 1X NEO. Read the case before buying.
How this was derived
- Documented setback on record: Teleoperation-disclosure debate surfaces over NEO home operation (Nov 10, 2025).
Notes on the record
- 1X sells NEO directly to consumers as a home robot: public preorders on its own site with a $200 deposit, at $20,000 outright or $499 per month, with home delivery beginning in 2026.
- Because deliveries are only starting, there is no owner track record and the published task set is still expanding.
- Tasks NEO has not learned are handled in a scheduled Expert Mode session, in which a 1X operator connects remotely and works through the robot's cameras.
On the record
- 12 sources reviewed
What would move it
The record resolving retires the call: a fix shipping, claims aligning with behavior, or independent reports converging.

How we assess readiness →

Pre-Release Assessment

How this projection was reached

63of 100

PlausibleAt or above 45% of the 101 robots we assess before release

SpeculativeConceptPlausiblePromisingReady

The hatched tail is unreachable by construction. A projection does not publish as a full mark, because the evidence that settles it does not exist yet: whether the thing ships and works in ordinary use. Those 10 points are what shipping has to earn.

The reading

Soft-actuator humanoid with explicit operator-subscription model differentiates 1X from competitors pursuing full autonomy. Track record modest (young company), but engineering approach is proven in robotics. Path to retail unclear; soft-actuator durability, cost-of-ownership math, and autonomy roadmap remain open questions. Announced August 2024.

Still open

Soft-actuator lifespan and replacement costs over multi-year service
Operator-to-household ratio for subscription tier economics
Timeline and pricing for direct consumer retail availability
Autonomy capability roadmap and expected timeline for Level III+ features
Total cost of ownership across full subscription lifecycle
Comparative reliability against competitor platforms in early deployments

Three signals the number rests onweighted, then capped63What can be judged before anyone owns one.

Track Record35% of the assessment58

What this asks

Has this maker shipped what it demoed before, on schedule, with the promised capability?

Engineering35% of the assessment66

What this asks

Are the demonstrated capabilities achievable in shipping form, or do they need breakthroughs not in evidence?

Demo Match30% of the assessment66

What this asks

What has been shown to work, against what is claimed in marketing.

Published beside the numbernever averaged inWhat the maker has disclosed, not what has been judged.

Readinessnot in the number90

What this asks

Ship-date specificity, pricing transparency, distribution and regulatory status. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

Disclosurenot in the number55

What this asks

How much of the product is disclosed. Higher means fewer fundamental unknowns remain. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

middle half of the pre-release setits medianthis robot

Not a Robovations Scorethe two never convert into each other

This is a projection from pre-shipping signals, not a measurement. When the robot ships, the assessment is archived, a first Robovations Score is computed from the field record, and the change is logged on the tracker rather than appearing as a new number.

Read the pre-release method →

FIT CHECK

Will the 1X NEO fit your scenario?

Describe your scenario using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the 1X NEO is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Where it operates

Primary tasks

Supervision needs

Timeline

A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Priced below the category median, with every figure charted against the category below.

Dimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-published

FootprintThe width, depth and height of the robot itself, without its dock.: 22 × 18 in · 66 in tall
WeightThe robot alone, without its dock, as the maker states it.: 66 lbs
BatteryStored energy in watt-hours; a larger pack runs longer, not harder.: 842 Wh · Li-ion
Wi-FiThe bands the robot can join; many models need a 2.4 GHz network to set up.: Supported
NetworkA radio the robot carries besides Wi-Fi, so it reaches the maker without your router.: Cellular
Payload: 55 lb✓
Max speed: 3.1 mph✓

Where it lands · ranked across 68 humanoid robotsThis robotMedianTypical range

RuntimeThe maker's stated running time on one charge, at a standard setting.240min

60 min720 min

Near median

PriceThe maker's list price, not a price found in a shop.$20,000

$1,385$250,000

Bottom of range

Charge timeTime from empty to full on the dock, as the maker states it.24min

9 min480 min

Bottom of range

WeightThe robot alone, without its dock, as the maker states it.66lbs

26.46 lbs215.38+ lbs

Below median

Position shows where the figure sits across the tracked category, not a quality judgment.

Official referencesManufacturer support Product page

RECORD

How the assessment has moved.

Every announcement, release and reassessment behind the current classification.

Coming soon

Just launched

Active updates

Settled

Discontinued

Sep 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment method revised: 66 → 63
Sep 2026 · AssessmentReadiness assessed as Known Issues
Aug 2026 · NewsSoftBank reportedly in talks for a majority stake in 1X at $6B
Aug 2026 · Announcement1X begins full-scale production of NEO humanoid at Hayward factory
Aug 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment revised 54 → 66
Jul 2026 · Announcement1X unveils 25-degree-of-freedom tendon-driven hand for NEO humanoid
Jul 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment recorded at 54 of 100
Nov 2025 · NewsTeleoperation-disclosure debate surfaces over NEO home operation

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Oct 2025 · AnnouncementLaunches consumer subscription model at $20K starting price
Feb 2025 · DemoNEO Gamma iteration advances soft-body design and locomotion

Editorial comparisons

How 1X NEO compares.

All comparisons →

Expectation vs. Reality

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Common questions

What people actually ask.

8 answered

ComparisonHow much of NEO's operation is autonomous versus remote-controlled?

Manufacturer documentation specifies scripted locomotion and dock navigation run autonomously. Task-level execution (object manipulation, decision-making in novel scenarios) requires operator control. Firmware roadmap indicates incremental autonomy improvements, but current deployments operate as hybrid systems.

OperationWhat household tasks can NEO execute?

Early deployments confirm capability for light cleaning, basic object retrieval, maintenance routines, and dock navigation. Complex multi-step tasks and obstacle-novel scenarios depend on operator input. Soft actuators limit force-intensive work.

OperationIs NEO available for direct consumer purchase yet?

Yes. 1X takes public preorders on its own site with a $200 deposit, at $20,000 outright or $499 per month, and delivers to homes beginning in 2026. It is sold to individuals as a home robot rather than through a commercial or partnership channel.

OperationHow does NEO navigate cluttered homes and avoid obstacles?

Camera-based visual navigation handles scripted paths in known layouts. Real-time obstacle avoidance relies on operator visibility. Firmware updates improve environment recognition, but complex scenarios require human intervention.

OperationWhat is the battery runtime on a single charge?

1X publishes about 4 hours of runtime on the 842 Wh pack, with quick charging at roughly 6 minutes per hour of runtime, so a full pack refills in about 24 minutes. Actual runtime depends on task intensity. NEO is still shipping against preorders, so there is no owner field record to compare against the published figure.

OperationWhat are the privacy implications of NEO operation?

Continuous video and telemetry streams to 1X cloud infrastructure support remote operation and diagnostics. Data retention and encryption follow subscription agreements. Operator awareness of persistent recording is necessary before deployment in occupied homes.

OperationWho operates NEO remotely, and when?

1X does. Expert Mode is a scheduled session in which a 1X Expert connects remotely to handle a task NEO has not learned; the owner books the session and is notified while it is active. There is no customer-operator role and no operator training program for buyers.

OperationWhat happens if the operator loses connection during a task?

NEO transitions to dock-seeking behavior if remote control connection drops. Physical retrieval may be needed if docking fails due to obstacles. Recovery requires operator re-engagement or manual intervention.

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Will the 1X NEO fit your scenario?

The full spec sheet.

How the assessment has moved.

How 1X NEO compares.

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What people actually ask.

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