1X Kicks Off Full-Scale Production of Humanoid Robot Neo

We might actually be at the tipping point for humanoid robots.

1X just started full-scale production of Neo — its home humanoid — at a factory in Hayward, California. 10,000 pre-orders in five days last October. Shipping before end of 2026. And here’s the thing: 1X builds almost everything themselves, down to the copper coil in the motors.

CEO Bernt Børnich: “Most people think humanoids are a robotics problem. They’re wrong. It’s a manufacturing problem.”

It bears more than a passing resemblance to what Tesla said about battery cells and what SpaceX said about rocket engines. Both times, the conventional wisdom turned out to be wrong — once volume showed up.

More on Forbes, including what Neo will actually do in your home →

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