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NEO

1X TechnologiesFull-size humanoid robot

NEO is a full-size humanoid robot made by 1X Technologies. This record lists what 1X Technologies publishes about it, each value with its source; anything the manufacturer does not publish is marked "Not published".

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DATA · 25 FIELDS

Specifications

  • Official source
  • Community measured
  • Not published
PHYSICAL
Height5’6” (as published; approx. 1.68 m)Official source [3]
Weight66 lb (as published; approx. 30 kg)Official source [3]
Degrees of freedomHands 22x2, Arms 7x2, Neck 3, Spine 2, Legs 6x2 (as listed; 1X does not state a total)Official source [3]
Walking speed1.4 m/sOfficial source [3]
Running speed6.2 m/s max run speedOfficial source [3]
Ingress protectionHands IP68, body IP44Official source [3]
Operating temperatureNot publishedNot published
LocomotionNot publishedNot published
JOINTS & ACTUATION
Hand DoF22 per hand (spec sheet); 1X's hand post says 25 DoF = 22 fingers/palm + 3 wristOfficial source [3][4]
Actuators1X Tendon Drive: low-inertia tendon drives (1X claims 2% torque accuracy, 95% backdrivability)Official source [3]
Max joint torqueNot publishedNot published
POWER
Battery842 WhOfficial source [3]
Runtime4 hOfficial source [3]
Charging timeQuick charge: 6 min per hour of runtime; self-dockingOfficial source [3]
Battery swapNot publishedNot published
COMPUTE & SENSING
CamerasDual 8.85 MP 90 Hz stereo fisheyeOfficial source [3]
Perception sensorsStereo fisheye cameras, 4 beamforming microphones, link-wise IMUs, joint force sensingOfficial source [3]
Compute1X NEO Cortex (NVIDIA Jetson Thor), up to 2070 FP4 TFLOPSOfficial source [3]
ConnectivityWi-Fi, Bluetooth, 5GOfficial source [3]
LiDARNot publishedNot published
HANDS & PAYLOAD
Arm payload18 lb (as published)Official source [3]
PayloadLift 154 lb; carry 55 lb (as published)Official source [3]
End effectorFive-finger tendon-driven hands, force-controlled and backdrivable, with tactile/shear skin (per 1X hands post)Official source [4]
AVAILABILITY & PRICE
Indicative priceUS$20,000 (Early Access ownership) or US$499/month subscriptionOfficial source [5]
AvailabilityPre-order ($200 refundable deposit); US deliveries 'start 2026'; other markets from 2027Official source [5][6]

DATA · SOFTWARE & SIMULATION

Development

INTERFACESUPPORTPACKAGE / VERSIONSRC
SDKNot published
TeleoperationOfficialScheduled 'Expert Mode': a 1X operator remotely supervises NEO for tasks it cannot yet do; owners can also pilot NEO via the mobile app and a VR device.[3]
Reinforcement learning toolingNot published
ROS 2Not published
NVIDIA Isaac Sim / Isaac LabNot published
MuJoCoNot published
GazeboNot published
Robot description (URDF/MJCF)Not published
Programming languagesNot published

TIMELINE · 4 EVENTS

Latest updates

Full timeline
  1. 1X details 25-DoF tendon-driven hands that will ship on every NEOHISTORICAL RECORD · PRODUCT · 1X TECHNOLOGIES · OFFICIAL
  2. 1X starts full-scale NEO production at its Hayward, California factoryHISTORICAL RECORD · PRODUCT · 1X TECHNOLOGIES · OFFICIAL
  3. 1X makes its video-pretrained World Model NEO's policy for unseen tasksHISTORICAL RECORD · OPEN SOURCE · 1X TECHNOLOGIES · OFFICIAL
  4. 1X opens NEO pre-orders at $20,000 or $499/month for US homesHISTORICAL RECORD · PRODUCT · 1X TECHNOLOGIES · OFFICIAL