The one and only NEO. The first humanoid, Home Assist.
The future of domestic life just got a price tag. For $20,000, Neo, the humanoid domestic bot, takes the mundane tasks off your hands or for just $499 a month, your home robot can help you with daily chores so you don’t have to!
Developed by Norwegian robotics company 1X Technologies, Neo is built to handle the mundane stuff: watering plants, folding laundry, recharging itself, answering questions — even telling jokes. You can pre-order now with a $200 deposit at 1x.tech/neo.
Founder Bernt Børnich says he’s been obsessed with humanoid robotics since age 10, inspired by sci-fi visions of a world where humans focus on meaning while machines handle the chores. Neo wears rubber gloves and a sleek knit suit that’s customizable to your home aesthetic — just power it on, introduce yourself, and it learns your household rhythm through an LLM-powered AI brain.
For now, critics note Neo is still tele-operated — meaning a real human in an…