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October 28, 2025

OpenAI-backed startup aims to deliver in-home humanoid robots in 2026

Debut robot model ‘Neo’ has built-in bluetooth speakers in its pelvis and chest


[Photos: Courtesy of 1X Technologies/Eli Russell Linnetz]

Norwegian-US startup 1X is planning to roll out humanoid robots for the home in 2026, as investors funnel record sums of money into companies developing the tech.

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[Photos: Courtesy of 1X Technologies/Eli Russell Linnetz]
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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