Maker of NEO, a home humanoid available to order for $20,000
1X Technologies is a humanoid company founded in Norway and based in the US. It takes orders for the NEO home humanoid at $20,000 to own or $499 a month by subscription. It began volume production at its Hayward factory in April 2026 (about 10,000 units a year) and plans markets outside the US from 2027; as of November 2026 customer deliveries have not been officially confirmed. NEO uses soft tendon-driven hardware and 1X's Redwood AI, with 1X experts remotely supervising tasks NEO has not yet learned. In December 2025 it announced an intent with EQT to roll out up to 10,000 humanoids across EQT portfolio companies from 2026 to 2030.
Researched as of November 3, 2026. Each item links to its source.
Reuters, citing The Information, reported SoftBank is in talks to buy a majority stake in 1X at about a $6B valuation; neither company has confirmed.
Source: nst.com.myUnveiled a 25-DoF tendon-driven hand (force-controlled, IP68, up to 45 N fingertip force) that ships on every NEO.
Source: 1x.techOpened the 58,000 sq ft NEO Factory in Hayward, California; with San Carlos it targets 10,000 NEOs a year, rising to 100,000+ by end-2027.
Source: 1x.techAnnounced an intent with EQT to deploy up to 10,000 humanoids across EQT portfolio companies from 2026 to 2030.
Source: therobotreport.comOpened NEO orders at $20,000 or $499/month, with US deliveries in 2026 and other markets from 2027; 1X says it booked a year of capacity (10,000 units) in five days.
Source: 1x.techAcquired US humanoid startup Kind Humanoid.
Source: 1x.techImageHome humanoid for laundry, tidying, opening doors and more. It ships with basic autonomy, with 1X experts remotely supervising new tasks when needed. Hands IP68, body IP44.
Image1X's generalist AI model that lets NEO learn and repeat chores, working with a built-in LLM and memory.
The official store takes orders at $20,000 or $499/month with US deliveries starting in 2026; early units combine basic autonomy with remote expert supervision.
Announced December 2025: an intent to roll out up to 10,000 1X humanoids across EQT's roughly 300 portfolio companies in 2026-2030, with each company making its own implementation decision.
NEO's first-year production capacity reportedly sold out within five days of preorders opening in October 2025. Full-scale production began in Hayward in April 2026, but customer deliveries were still ahead at that time.
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