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A day after unveiling its Redwood AI brain, robotics firm 1X has detailed the reinforcement learning system that powers the NEO humanoid’s movement. The unified controller enables a range of human-like motions, from walking and running to climbing stairs using only stereo vision.

Following days of speculation, robotics firm 1X has revealed Redwood, a new AI model for its NEO humanoid robots. The system runs fully onboard, integrates locomotion and manipulation into a single network, and is designed to learn from both successful and failed tasks in real-world home environments.

Robotics firm 1X teases a major update this week with a cryptic forest video featuring its NEO humanoids. Meanwhile, Foundation Robotics CEO Sankaet Pathak announced their first AI training cluster, "skynet junior," is live, with plans for a larger "skynet" cluster.

Bernt Børnich, CEO of 1X Technologies, discussed on the NVIDIA AI Podcast how their humanoid robot, NEO, is designed to learn and operate safely alongside humans, with a consumer launch planned for 2025 focusing on household chores and collaborative development with early adopters. This follows earlier announcements about home pilot programs and Børnich's broader vision for humanoid assistance.

Can robots redefine what it means to be human? In his thought-provoking TED Talk, 1X CEO Bernt Børnich explores how humanoid robots like NEO could make labor as abundant as energy—freeing us to focus on what truly matters.