{
  "slug": "1x-neo",
  "name": "NEO",
  "manufacturer": "1X Technologies",
  "manufacturer_slug": "1x-technologies",
  "category": "service",
  "categories": [
    "humanoid",
    "service"
  ],
  "primary_industries": [
    "consumer-home"
  ],
  "primary_use_cases": [
    "household-tasks"
  ],
  "generation": "NEO (consumer)",
  "release_date": "2025",
  "country": "Norway / United States",
  "tagline": "A consumer home humanoid on preorder - and a cautionary tale about supervision.",
  "summary": "NEO is a soft, lightweight humanoid aimed at the home, offered for preorder at a public price with a monthly alternative. It matters to MachineWorth as the clearest consumer data point and as a warning: early home operation is expected to rely on significant remote human assistance, which is exactly the kind of hidden operating dependency the economic layer must surface. A low price with a human still in the loop is not autonomous labor.",
  "form_factor": "Lightweight bipedal humanoid (home)",
  "commercial_status": "announced",
  "status_note": "Preorder announced; not yet a mature, generally-shipping product. Early operation expected to involve teleassistance.",
  "specs": {
    "height_cm": 168,
    "weight_kg": 30,
    "payload_kg": 25,
    "degrees_of_freedom": null,
    "speed_mps": 1.2,
    "battery_kwh": 0.5,
    "runtime_hours": 4,
    "charging": "Self-charging intended",
    "sensors": [
      "cameras",
      "microphones",
      "tactile"
    ],
    "mobility": "Bipedal walking",
    "end_effectors": "Soft dexterous hands",
    "environmental_limits": "Home/indoor"
  },
  "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported",
  "economics": {
    "purchase_price_usd": 20000,
    "purchase_price_note": "Publicly announced preorder price; a monthly subscription alternative near $499/month was also announced. Deposit reported around $200.",
    "price_estimate_low": 20000,
    "price_estimate_high": 20000,
    "price_evidence": "manufacturer-reported",
    "raas_monthly_usd": 499,
    "raas_note": "Announced subscription option.",
    "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 0,
    "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 1500,
    "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 150,
    "useful_life_years_estimate": 4,
    "expected_utilization_pct": 20,
    "economics_evidence": "manufacturer-reported"
  },
  "deployments": [],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "1X opened NEO preorders at a ~$20,000 price or ~$499/month subscription.",
      "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported",
      "confidence": "high",
      "verification_status": "announced by manufacturer",
      "source_url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/1x-announces-pre-order-launch-neo-humanoid-robot/",
      "source_date": "2025",
      "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://www.therobotreport.com/1x-announces-pre-order-launch-neo-humanoid-robot/",
    "https://www.1x.tech/discover/neo-home-robot"
  ],
  "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04"
}