1X Technologies
- Total funding
- Backed by OpenAI Startup Fund, EQT Ventures, Tiger Global, Samsung NEXT
- Valuation
- Seeking $10B+ (unclosed mid-2026)
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Moss, Norway / San Francisco, CA
- Segment
- Full Humanoid OEM
- Status
- Active
- Founders
- Bernt Børnich (CEO & Founder)
- Website
- 1x.tech
Latest research
Updated Sep 7, 20261X opened consumer pre-orders for NEO in late June 2026, making it one of the first humanoids sold directly to households. Pricing is $20,000 for outright Early Access purchase or a $499/month subscription, with first deliveries to U.S. homes targeted for 2026. Production is running at a new company-owned factory in Hayward, California.
- NEO is available for pre-order with first orders shipping to consumer homes in 2026; Early Access costs $20,000 and secures priority 2026 delivery against a $200 deposit.
- A subscription option is offered at $499 per month, shipping at a later date.
- 1X will deliver NEOs primarily in the U.S. in 2026 and expand to other markets starting in 2027; the robot ships in tan, gray, and dark brown.
- 1X has fully commenced production of NEO at a new factory in Hayward, California; the facility (which 1X calls a 'machinery park') covers about 5,388 m², and the company manufactures many components on-site rather than sourcing from global suppliers.
- NEO is a bipedal walking robot standing about 5 feet 6 inches, replacing the wheeled Eve platform.
Notes
$20,000 outright or $499/mo; first year of pre-orders sold out in 5 days; targeting 100K units by end of 2027. | Founded as Halodi Robotics in Norway. OpenAI investor & AI partner. NEO: $20K or $499/mo. NEO Gamma (Feb 2025) rolling out to hundreds of homes. Hayward CA factory opened Apr 2026.
Availability
NEO / NEO Gamma: $20,000 outright or $499/mo
Partners & deployments
58,000 sq ft Hayward, CA factory; EQT portfolio enterprise deployments
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