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

Also active in Norway.

Reported Latest closed round not yet found in a reliable source; SoftBank majority-stake talks unconfirmed. Humanoids Daily article date approximate (late Aug 2026).

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.

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

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• Sunday Robotics

  Direct competitor

  USHumanoid startup

  Both 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.

  Sources (2)

  • 1X NEO Home Robot (1X)
  • Sunday Robotics (company website)

• The Bot Company

  Adjacent competitor

  USHumanoid startup

  Both 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.

  Sources (2)

  • 1X NEO Home Robot (1X)
  • Former Cruise CEO Vogt's robotics startup valued at $2 billion (Reuters)

• Astribot (Stardust Intelligence)

  Adjacent competitor

  CNHumanoid startup

  Both 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.

  Sources (2)

  • 1X NEO Home Robot (1X)
  • Astribot (Stardust Intelligence) (company website)

Recent news

• Aug 28, 2026 — SoftBank reportedly in talks for majority stake at ~$6B valuation (unconfirmed) Humanoids Daily Reported
• Apr 30, 2026 — 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.

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