1X Technologies, founded in Norway, has just started to sell NEO, the world’s first, consumer-ready humanoid robot. He’s powered by a high-performance Nvidia Jetson Thor processor and 1X’s RedWood AI, which combines language and vision learning. All of this makes NEO one of the most advanced, and costly, home robots, yet still a prototype. “If you put out a product that doesn’t meet expectations, then people won’t buy it because the truth is that they don’t actually need a robot.” NEO is a helper, Moflin is a companion. It’s promising to be cute, cuddly, friendly… and if it delivers on that promise, then people will want it,” says James.

Source: Forbes January 02, 2026 05:40 UTC