Meet Neo: The $20K Humanoid Butler Coming to Your Home (With a Big Catch!)
1X Technologies has opened pre-orders for Neo, a $20,000 humanoid home robot set to ship in 2026 to early US buyers. Neo can fold laundry, carry groceries, recognize faces, and play music, but relies on remote human operators for complex tasks. OpenAI and Samsung back the company, with investors pouring billions into humanoid robotics. Experts warn the technology remains far from fully autonomous.