1X Technologies is a Norwegian-American robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots for homes and light industrial work. Founded in 2014 as Halodi Robotics by Norwegian roboticist Bernt Øivind Børnich, it rebranded to 1X and is now headquartered in Palo Alto, California with manufacturing in Hayward (US) and Moss (Norway).
The company's flagship product line is NEO, a 5.4-foot, 66-pound bipedal humanoid designed for safe operation around people. The latest iteration, NEO Gamma, was unveiled in February 2025 with a softer, fabric-covered exterior, quieter actuation, and improved manipulation. 1X opened consumer pre-orders for NEO in October 2025, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2026 at a $20,000 outright price or roughly $499 per month on subscription.
NEO is trained using a combination of teleoperation, imitation learning, and 1X's own world models. In a notable wrinkle, early home units rely on remote human operators to help complete chores while the on-board models continue to learn, which the company has been transparent about as a stepping stone to fuller autonomy.
1X has raised roughly $125 million across known rounds, including a $23.5M Series A2 led by the OpenAI Startup Fund in 2023 and a $100M Series B in 2024, with investors such as Tiger Global and EQT Ventures. Reports in late 2025 indicated the company was in talks to raise up to $1B at a $10B valuation, although that round has not been formally confirmed. A December 2025 deal with EQT covers shipping up to 10,000 NEO units to portfolio companies between 2026 and 2030.
Versus competitors such as Figure AI and Agility Robotics, 1X is distinctive in targeting the home consumer market first with a soft-shelled, residential-friendly design, while most rivals focus on warehouses and factories. The combination of OpenAI backing, consumer pricing, and an early production line gives 1X a recognizable position, although it must still prove real-world autonomy at scale.