1x-technologies

Robotics firm 1X has released a cryptic teaser video pointing to a significant announcement on October 28, sparking speculation about the next phase of its plan to deploy NEO humanoids into homes.

A visit to 1X's headquarters radically changed investor Chris Camillo's view on the company's tendon-driven robots, which he now sees as a potential frontrunner for in-home deployment. Robotics expert Scott Walter, who accompanied him, was also highly impressed.

In a wide-ranging interview, 1X CEO Bernt Børnich discusses the decade of foundational work behind the NEO humanoid, the surprising social dynamics of robot interaction, and the unglamorous-but-critical challenges—like Wi-Fi—of deploying robots in the real world.

In a late-night visit to 1X's Palo Alto headquarters, online streamer IShowSpeed put the NEO Gamma humanoid robots through their paces. The chaotic, unscripted live stream provided a rare, public demonstration of the company's impressive teleoperation technology.

According to a report from The Information, Norwegian robotics company 1X Technologies is seeking to raise as much as $1 billion in a new funding round that would value the company at a minimum of $10 billion. The move signals accelerating investor confidence in the humanoid robotics sector.