1X NEO Review (3★)
1X Technologies · Humanoid
Editorial
1X NEO stands out for its consumer-oriented safety focus and lightweight construction, making it one of the few humanoids plausibly suited for unstructured homes rather than factories. Yet the 4-hour runtime and 8.2 kg arm payload constrain it to light chores, while the pre-order status and 2026 delivery timeline leave real-world performance unproven at scale. The 75-DoF tendon-driven architecture and Redwood AI stack promise generalization via world models, but current pilots in Norwegian retirement homes and beta households offer scant quantitative data on uptime or task success rates. At the $20,000 target price, it undercuts heavier competitors on safety metrics like 22 dB noise and IP68 hands, but buyers face significant execution risk until production ramps and field MTBF figures emerge. Overall, NEO is a bold early bet on soft, affordable home humanoids, but it remains more engineering showcase than ready appliance.
What this assessment is based on
Published manufacturer specifications, deployment reports, and operator accounts. ZeroGantry does not claim hands-on testing of this unit unless stated. Scores are editorial judgments from those public sources — see the methodology for how labels are assigned.
Published 2026-09-09
Pros
- 30 kg ultra-lightweight design with soft 3D-lattice polymer body and HIC <250 for superior collision safety in homes
- 22 DoF per hand (44 total in hands) with IP68 rating, tendon-driven actuation at 95% backdrivability and 2% torque accuracy
- 4-hour runtime from 842 Wh battery with self-charging capability and quick charge of 6 min per hour runtime
- 1.4 m/s walking speed (up to 6.2 m/s run) with vision-only navigation using dual 8.85 MP 90 Hz stereo cameras and onboard NVIDIA Jetson Thor compute up to 2070 FP4 TFLOPS
Cons
- Pre-order only with US deliveries starting 2026; no confirmed mass production or widespread deployments as of September 2026
- 4-hour battery insufficient for full domestic shifts without recharging, limiting continuous operation
- Arm payload limited to ~8.2 kg (18 lb) for manipulation tasks despite 25 kg carry rating
- Experimental prototype stage with low navigation/manipulation scores in independent assessments and reliance on pilots rather than proven reliability data
1X NEO specifications
| Spec | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability | Preorder — Orders open at 1x.tech/order. Early Access $20,000 USD or $499 per month; $200 refundable deposit.Page undated, retrieved date used | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-27 |
| Degrees of freedom | 75Our sum of the per-group joint counts 1X publishes (22×2 + 7×2 + 3 + 2 + 6×2). 1X does not publish a single total. | Estimated | Maker source · as of 2026-10-27 |
| Weight | 29.94 kg66 lb (29.94 kg); page undated, retrieved date used | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-27 |
| Height | 5′6″ (1.68 m)Page undated, retrieved date used | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-27 |
| Battery life | 4 h4 h; 842 Wh battery; page undated, retrieved date used | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-27 |
| Max speed | 1.4 m/s walking, 6.2 m/s run1.4 m/s walking, 6.2 m/s run; page undated, retrieved date used | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-27 |
| Payload | Carry 55 lb (25 kg); lift 154 lb (70 kg)Page undated, retrieved date used | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-27 |
| Indicative price | $20,000 USD Early Access, or $499/mo subscriptionUSD; page undated, retrieved date used | Confirmed | Maker source · as of 2026-10-27 |
Last verified 2026-10-27 · Maker page · Overall: Partly verified
Other attributes (ZeroGantry classification, not maker-verified)
| Function | Home assistance |
|---|---|
| Released | 2024 |
| Maturity | Advanced |
| Operational status | Testing |
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