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1X Opens Preorders for Neo Home Robot at $20,000 — or $499 per Month
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1X Opens Preorders for Neo Home Robot at $20,000 — or $499 per Month

Norwegian-American robotics company 1X Technologies has opened preorders for Neo, its 5-foot-6-inch humanoid robot designed specifically for the home. Priced at $20,000 — or available as a $499 per month rental with a six-month commitment — Neo can perform simple household tasks like folding laundry, unloading the dishwasher, and tidying up. The robot is controlled partly autonomously and partly through human teleoperation, with customers able to schedule times for a remote operator to handle more complex tasks. 1X, backed by OpenAI and Tiger Global, positions Neo as the first commercially available humanoid robot purpose-built for domestic use rather than industrial settings. Early units are expected to ship to preorder customers later this year.

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