1x-technologies

Two California startups are racing to solve the household robot, but their approaches couldn''t be more different. We break down the great bifurcation between Sunday Robotics'' utilitarian "Memo" and 1X Technologies'' humanoid "Neo."

A definitive analysis of the humanoid robotics landscape in late 2025. We rank the highest-valued "pure-play" companies like Figure, Neura, and Unitree, and analyze the "proxy war" being waged by "Titans" like Tesla, Samsung, and Nvidia.

In a new interview, 1X CEO Bernt Børnich defends the NEO's human-in-the-loop model, comparing it to Waymo and ChatGPT. He clarifies the robot's "two modes," details new privacy controls, and lays out a bullish 2027 timeline for full autonomy.

A new 27-minute video collaboration with YouTuber Nick DiGiovanni provides a long-form, public trial of 1X''s teleoperation. It showcases the NEO''s surprising dexterity and profound clumsiness.

Dr. Phuong Nguyen, the co-founder and "principal inventor" of 1X, has launched Physical Robotics AS. The new venture represents a strategic split, not over AI, but *how* to build it. Instead of 1X's consumer-focused "embodied learning," Nguyen is betting on "Physical Intelligence" (PI) gathered from force-sensitive industrial manipulators.