1X NEO
checked 1 Sep 2026

1X NEO

Tendon-driven home humanoid designed to be safe to stand next to; softness is the safety argument instead of force limiting a rigid arm.

Pilot deployments
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What is it

Overview

Tendon-driven, deliberately compliant actuation instead of rigid geared joints, which lowers the injury risk in a home but caps peak force and complicates precise position control.

How does it work

Stack

Open Robot MRI →
VLA / policy models
Task planning
Perception
State estimation
Whole-body control
Compute
Cameras, depth, IMU, F/T
Joint actuators
Hands / grippers
Battery, BMS
Frame, joints, legs