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1X Technologies
1X Technologies is a Norwegian-American robotics company developing the NEO humanoid robot for home and workplace use, paired with its own AI models for robot perception and control.
1X Technologies is a Norwegian-American robotics company developing the NEO humanoid robot for home and workplace use, paired with its own AI models for robot perception and control.
1X is one of the few humanoid-robot makers targeting in-home consumer use rather than only industrial or warehouse settings, and it has drawn investment from OpenAI's Startup Fund.
1X plans to generate revenue from sales or leasing of its NEO home robot and enterprise units to customers such as warehouses and factories; large-scale commercial sales had not yet begun as of the latest reporting.
Norway (Moss) / United States (San Francisco Bay Area)
Robotics, autonomous systems and physical AI. Companies bringing AI into the physical world: self-driving cars, humanoid robots, drones and factory automation. This is often called "physical AI." Open the robotics lens.
Connections (3)
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Dated or announced (2)
Source: 2026-08-26 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported in-progress negotiation, not confirmed complete, August 2026
Limits: This is a reported negotiation, not a confirmed or closed transaction; deal terms, final valuation and whether it closes at all remain unconfirmed by either company.
SoftBank eyes $6B 1X deal as humanoid robot race accelerates ↗Source: 2024-01-11 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Completed funding rounds, 2023-2024
Limits: The source does not disclose OpenAI's exact investment amount, current ownership stake, or whether OpenAI remains an active investor given its own in-house robotics efforts.
1X Secures $100M in Series B Funding ↗Comparisons (1)
Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Analytical comparison · Ongoing market competition
Limits: This is a market-category comparison, not evidence of a direct business relationship between the two companies.
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