1X NEO (pre-orders at $20,000)

2025-10-28 · Publisher : 1X · Domain : Robotics

1X opens pre-orders for NEO, the first home humanoid sold to consumers: $20,000 or $499 a month, US deliveries planned for 2026, with remote human assistance.

### Background On 28 October 2025, 1X opened pre-orders for NEO, its home humanoid. It is one of the first humanoids sold directly to consumers: $20,000 outright or $499 a month, with a refundable $200 deposit. Deliveries are announced for 2026 in the United States. 1X embraces a "human-in-the-loop" model. For tasks NEO has not yet learned, a 1X operator can control it remotely through its cameras; the company compares this supervision to Waymo's autonomous taxis. The teleoperation sessions are then used to train the models. ### Specifications | Item | Detail | |---|---| | Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | | Weight | About 30 kg (66 lb) | | Capacity | Lifts 70 kg, carries 25 kg | | Hands | 22 degrees of freedom | | Runtime | 4 hours (842 Wh battery), fast charging | | Noise | 22 dB maximum | | Compute | NVIDIA Jetson Thor | | Architecture | Tendon drive, soft polymer outer layer | ### Why it matters NEO moves the home humanoid from prototype to a commercial offer with a published price. Its reliance on teleoperation, however, raises questions about privacy and real autonomy. ### Key takeaway 1X's Hayward (California) factory started at the end of April 2026; no customer delivery had been publicly confirmed by late September 2026.

Tags : Humanoïde, États-Unis, Norvège, Domestique, Précommande