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Breakthroughs, product milestones, and behind-the-scenes engineering.

ProductJan 2026

NEO’s Hands | An API to the Physical World

A deep dive into NEO's 22-DOF tendon-driven hands. Built with compliant fingers, IP68 water submersion, and human-like dexterity to turn the physical world into an addressable API.

ResearchNov 2025

1X & NVIDIA Research Collaboration on Embodied AI

The 1X AI Team and NVIDIA GEAR Lab collaborate on foundation models for humanoid robotics, scaling physics simulation, and vision-language-action policies.

CompanySep 2025

America's First Vertically Integrated Humanoid Factory

Inside our Hayward, California facility: how 1X designed assembly lines capable of delivering 10,000 NEO humanoid companions annually.

StoriesAug 2025

Cooking Challenge: Nick DiGiovanni Meets NEO Beta

Celebrity chef Nick DiGiovanni steps into the kitchen with NEO Beta. Behind the scenes of autonomous food prep, egg cracking, and culinary task execution.

CompanyMay 2025

1X and Kind Humanoid Join Forces for Domestic Androids

Accelerating the vision of safe, soft-bodied domestic humanoids by bringing world-class robotics talent and mechanical innovations under one roof.

StoriesMar 2025

CEO Bernt Børnich on the Venture Europe Podcast

Bernt Børnich joins host Calin Fabri to discuss why general-purpose robots must be born in the home, the physics of soft lattice polymers, and building an abundant society.

ResearchFeb 2025

1X World Model: Physics-Grounded Generative Rollouts

Technical report on video generation as an evaluation metric for physical robotics tasks, demonstrating significant reduction in hardware error rates.

ProductMar 2024

NEO Featured in Major NVIDIA GTC Keynote

NEO takes the global stage, showcasing autonomous bipedal agility and direct integration with next-generation robotic simulation platforms.