NEO
A consumer home humanoid on preorder - and a cautionary tale about supervision.
by 1X Technologies · Norway / United States
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.
Specifications
Spec evidence: manufacturer reported
Economics estimates
| Purchase price | $20,000 manufacturer reported |
| As-a-Service | $499/mo |
| Est. integration | $0 analyst estimate |
| Est. annual maintenance | $1,500 analyst estimate |
| Est. annual energy | $150 analyst estimate |
| Assumed useful life | 4 yrs |
Publicly announced preorder price; a monthly subscription alternative near $499/month was also announced. Deposit reported around $200. Most robot pricing is not publicly disclosed; figures shown as ranges or estimates are labeled with their evidence level and must be verified before use.
Documented deployments
No documented deployments on file yet. Under MachineWorth's evidence rules, an empty deployment record means not verified — not that none exist.
Evidence & sources
| Claim | Evidence | Verification | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1X opened NEO preorders at a ~$20,000 price or ~$499/month subscription. | manufacturer reported | announced by manufacturer | source |