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.
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AI and robotics company developing humanoid home robots
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In short: 1X launched preorders for its $20,000 NEO humanoid robot, opened a California factory, and achieved a $1.35 billion valuation.
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.
He brings experience from autonomy, aerospace, and life sciences, and will strengthen financial foundation for NEO rollout.
He brings experience from Roblox, Meta, and Pixar to lead the software roadmap.
The lab will pretrain foundation models for embodied AI, welcoming Sam Sinha as Head of World Models to accelerate autonomous humanoids.
X's $20,000 Neo home robot ships in 2026, but remote 1X employees often watch and control it via camera to complete chores.
SoftBank is in talks to buy a majority stake in OpenAI-backed humanoid robot developer 1X Technolo...
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...
I saw these robot hands a few week ago. But now 1X has released all the details, and these are incredible humanoid robot hands.
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