A new video highlights how 1X Neo humanoid robots contribute to their own manufacturing process at the company’s production facility. The footage captures Neo units carrying parts, sorting components, and assisting workers, bringing science fiction concepts closer to reality.
Inside the Neo Production Line
The nearly three-minute video reveals the full assembly sequence, starting with machining key parts on lathes and CNC machines. Workers weave soft, huggable fabric for the robots’ exteriors and integrate powerful Nvidia GPUs. Overhead shots display a bustling factory floor where teams construct multiple Neos simultaneously from racks.
Neo robots play supporting roles by gathering gears, pulleys, and other elements from bins. While they avoid heavy machinery, their involvement speeds up operations and hints at growing autonomy in humanoid tasks.
Scale and Collaboration
Located in a 58,000-square-foot facility in Hayward, California, the site employs 200 workers. One area focuses on outfitting dozens of Neos with heads and limbs. The company has partnered with Nvidia for over a year, leveraging its AI models to train Neos for home duties like handling dishes from dishwashers.
Advanced training and simulations enable these factory contributions. Components undergo rigorous stress tests in protective enclosures to ensure durability for real-world home use.
Upcoming Availability
1X confirms shipments of the $20,000 Neo Home Robot begin this year for pre-order customers and those on the $499 monthly subscription plan. Careful engineering, such as precisely attaching faceless heads and zipping on fabric skin, underscores the attention to detail in each unit.
Humans remain central to the process, with final tolerance checks by engineers. This video signals progress toward widespread humanoid adoption, with Neos potentially built partly by their own kind.
