1X Technologies
Norwegian-founded maker of NEO, a $20k home humanoid built at its own Hayward, California factory
Scaleup · Pilot · Humanoid startup · Palo Alto, California, United States · Founded 2014 · 1x.tech
- Funding · details not disclosed
Also active in Norway.
Profile
Founded in Norway as Halodi Robotics and now headquartered in Palo Alto, 1X focuses on consumer home humanoids. It opened a vertically integrated NEO factory in Hayward, CA in April 2026. SoftBank was reported in Aug 2026 to be discussing a majority stake at about $6B.
Notes Reported SoftBank majority-stake talks unconfirmed.
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Leadership
- Bernt Øivind Børnich, Founder & CEO
Flagship robots
- NEO Humanoid
Home humanoid, $20,000 or $499/month; US consumer deliveries planned for 2026 - EVE Wheeled humanoid
Earlier wheeled humanoid used in security/industrial pilots
Hiring signals
- Open roles
- 98all roles
- Top location
- San Carlos · 90%88 of 98 roles
- Top role area
- Manufacturing engineering18 roles · 21% of 86 engineering & ops
Where the roles are · share of 98 open roles (all roles)
- San Carlos, California, US90%88 roles
- Hayward, California, US10%10 roles
Locations are where the posting says the job is based, not where the robots are built. A posting that lists several sites is counted once, under the first.
Role mix · 86 engineering & ops roles
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Roles are sorted into a fixed list of areas by job title. Percentages are of engineering & ops roles. The other 12 open roles (finance, HR, legal, sales, facilities and similar) are in the total but not shown here.
Notable postings
- JobSenior role in Manufacturing engineering, one of the company's largest hiring areasStaff Engineer ERP SystemsHayward, California, US
- JobSenior role in Software & infrastructure, one of the company's largest hiring areasSenior/Staff Technical Product Manager, PlatformSan Carlos, California, US
- JobSenior role in Quality & test, one of the company's largest hiring areasSenior Manager Quality EngineeringSan Carlos, California, US
- JobSenior role in Actuators & mechanical, one of the company's largest hiring areasStaff Mechanical Engineer, Robot HeadSan Carlos, California, US
- JobSenior role in AI & foundation models, one of the company's largest hiring areasStaff Software Engineer - Applied AISan Carlos, California, US
As of . Scope: all roles. Counts are our reading of public job postings, not company statements.
Scope note All open 1X Technologies postings, read from its Ashby job board (jobs.ashbyhq.com/1x).
Trademarks
No US filings since 2025 (last checked ).
Source: USPTO Trademark Search, matched on the company’s legal names. Rechecked on the 1st and 15th of each month. A filing shows intent to use a name in the US, not a launched product.
Competitors
Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.
Sunday Robotics
Direct competitorBoth are bringing household robots to homes: Sunday Robotics is building Memo, a wheeled two-armed household robot, while 1X Technologies sells the NEO humanoid for the home.
The Bot Company
Adjacent competitorBoth aim at household robots: The Bot Company is a stealthy household-robot startup founded by Kyle Vogt, while 1X Technologies sells the NEO humanoid for the home.
Astribot (Stardust Intelligence)
Adjacent competitorBoth target the home: Astribot makes the tendon-driven S1 wheeled humanoid for homes and services, while 1X Technologies sells the NEO humanoid for the home.
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LG Electronics (Robotics)
Adjacent competitorBoth are selling robots for the home: LG Electronics makes the CLOiD wheeled home robot, while 1X Technologies sells the NEO humanoid for the home.
Recent news
- — SoftBank reportedly in talks for majority stake at ~$6B valuation (unconfirmed) Humanoids Daily Reported
- — 1X opens NEO factory in Hayward, CA; consumer shipments planned for 2026 GlobeNewswire
Suppliers
- NVIDIA — Jetson Thor onboard computer; Isaac Sim, GR00T foundation models
Sources
- SoftBank in Talks for Majority Stake in 1X at $6 Billion (Humanoids Daily) (Aug 28, 2026)
- 1X Opens NEO Factory in Hayward, CA (GlobeNewswire) (Apr 30, 2026)
- 1X NEO Home Robot (Oct 8, 2026)
Confidence: medium.