Typical applicationsresearch, education, logistics and manufacturing pilots
1X NEO by 1X Technologies (Norway) is a humanoid robot; the index lists it at $20,000 as of 2026-09, status: pre-order.
Pre-order
$20,000
Official pre-order: $20,000 Early Access ($200 deposit, US-only 2026 delivery) or a $499/month subscription with later delivery. Learns household tasks partly via teleoperation; international expansion from 2027.
Closed consumer platform; app-controlled with teleoperation-assisted learning, no public SDK
Price history (min, USD)2026-08: $20,000 → 2026-09: $20,000
1X NEO vs its class
Computed from this index: medians across the humanoid robot models that publish each figure. No estimates — the medians move as the data does. 54 models
Metric
This model
Class median
vs median
Price, mid of range
$20,000
$39,990
×0.5
Payload
25 kg
10 kg
×2.5
Weight
30 kg
58.5 kg
×0.51
Height
165 cm
168 cm
×0.98
Speed
1.4 m/s
1.7 m/s
×0.82
Battery life
4 h
2 h
×2
Price per kg of payload
$800
$9,279
×0.09
Alternatives & how they compare
1X NEO against its closest rivals in this class — Western and Chinese alternatives side by side, by price and key specs.
A model estimate built from our verified price data and industry rules of thumb. Not a vendor offer: exact numbers come with a factory quote.
Cost item
Estimate (USD)
Hardware (index price)
$20,000
Delivery & import
+5–12% · $1,000–$2,400
Commissioning & integration
+5–15% · $1,000–$3,000
Maintenance & support, per year
5–10% · $1,000–$2,000
Indicative 3-year TCO
$25,000–$31,400
How to compare the 1X NEO purchase and subscription
1X lists NEO Early Access at $20,000 with a $200 preorder deposit. The company also advertises a $499-per-month subscription with a later delivery schedule, so the two routes should be compared over the same period and with the same assumptions about service, cancellation and ownership.
The 2026 Early Access delivery is limited to the United States, with international expansion planned from 2027. Early units can learn some household tasks with teleoperation assistance, making privacy, connectivity and the human-in-the-loop service part of the buying decision rather than a separate technical detail.
Buyer checklist
Confirm delivery eligibility and the estimated delivery window before paying a deposit.
Compare total subscription payments with the purchase route, including service and ownership terms.
Review privacy, connectivity and teleoperation conditions for the intended household workflow.
1X lists NEO Early Access at $20,000 with a $200 preorder deposit. The company also advertises a $499-per-month subscription option with a later delivery schedule.
Can you buy a 1X NEO now?
NEO is available as a preorder rather than as stocked retail inventory. Early Access delivery is limited to the United States in 2026, with international expansion planned from 2027.
Does 1X NEO work fully autonomously?
Early NEO units learn some household tasks with teleoperation assistance. Buyers should evaluate privacy, connectivity, service scope and the human-in-the-loop model alongside the hardware price.
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1X NEO reviews
No verified owner reviews yet. We publish only reviews from people who can show they own the robot, and we summarise — never rewrite — published third-party tests.
Published reviewNicole Dominikowski (Notebookcheck) · write-up of the WSJ hands-on test of a pre-production NEO
Notebookcheck's summary of the WSJ test: NEO vacuumed well and can handle dishes and laundry, but could not crack a walnut and needed over a minute to retrieve a water bottle, with the fridge door the main obstacle; the tested unit ran under remote human control in 1X's "expert mode", with visual and audio data sent to 1X servers.
Vacuum cleaning performed very well
Despite about 30 kg weight it can lift up to 68 kg
Failed to crack a walnut; slow fridge retrieval
Relies on remote human operators for tasks it cannot do autonomously
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