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1X Technologies (1X)

Humanoid robot manufacturer

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Headquarters: Palo Alto, United States
Founded year: 2015
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 200–1,100
Industry: IT Services & Consulting

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Latest news about 1X Technologies (1X)

In short: 1X reached a $1.35 billion valuation after a $152 million Series B and opened preorders for its $20,000 NEO home humanoid robot.

Company announcements

July 9 1X

1X announces breakthrough tendon-driven hands for NEO

With 25 DOF and force transparency, they achieve near human-level dexterity and strength. The hands are IP68 waterproof and food-safe, with production capacity of 10,000 units per year.

July 2 1X

1X welcomes Bill Nash as CFO

He brings experience from autonomy, aerospace, and life sciences, and will strengthen financial foundation for NEO rollout.

June 25 1X

1X appoints Tom Sanocki as VP of Engineering

He brings experience from Roblox, Meta, and Pixar to lead the software roadmap.

June 4 1X

1X launches World Model Lab to scale humanoid intelligence

The lab will pretrain foundation models for embodied AI, welcoming Sam Sinha as Head of World Models to accelerate autonomous humanoids.

Media coverage

July 19 MSN

A humanoid home robot named NEO opened preorders, with first deliveries planned for 2026

Buyers willing to spend $20,000 on a humanoid robot for their home can now place a $200 refundable deposit with 1X Technologies, the Norwegian-American company...

July 10 Forbes

Human-Level Hands? 1X Just Gave Humanoid Robot Neo Something Close

I saw these robot hands a few week ago. But now 1X has released all the details, and these are incredible humanoid robot hands.

June 29 MSN

A $20,000 humanoid that does chores is heading to US homes this year

1X Technologies opened what it calls America's first vertically integrated humanoid robot factory in Hayward, California, and plans to ship its NEO robot to U.S...

June 1 Barron's

Nvidia Has a Robot Partner. It Isn’t Tesla.

Over the weekend, at COMPUTEX 2026 in Taiwan, Nvidia announced plans to accelerate development of humanoid robots. There will be an “open humanoid robot ...

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