# 1X

> 1X is a Norwegian-founded AI and robotics company based in Palo Alto. It develops the NEO humanoid home robot and the earlier wheeled EVE enterprise platform, combining compliant hardware, robot-learning models and in-house manufacturing. NEO is offered for preorder at $20,000 for Early Access ownership or a later $499 monthly subscription, with basic autonomy and scheduled remote assistance for unfamiliar chores.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Founders:** Bernt Øivind Børnich (Co-founder and CEO), Phuong Nguyen (Co-founder; former CTO), Jørgen Sundell (Co-founder; machinist), Pål Løken (Co-founder; board member)
- **Products:** EVE, NEO Beta, NEO Gamma, NEO Home Robot, Redwood AI
- **Notable:** Founded as Halodi Robotics in Norway in 2014; rebranded as 1X in 2023., Raised a disclosed $23.5 million Series A2 and $100 million Series B., Released World Model challenge code and over 100 hours of tokenized robot video in 2024.

## Products & services

- **EVE** — Wheeled humanoid enterprise platform used for industrial, logistics and guarding applications.
- **NEO Beta** — Bipedal home-robot development platform publicly introduced in 2024.
- **NEO Gamma** — Updated home-oriented development platform used in AI and household research.
- **NEO Home Robot** — Consumer humanoid offered for preorder, with scheduled chores, voice interaction, basic autonomy and optional scheduled Expert Mode. US deliveries advertised to start in 2026.
- **Redwood AI** — Vision-language robot model trained on teleoperated and autonomous episodes, including failure data.
- **1X World Model** — Video-based robot evaluation research expanded into a video-to-action policy in January 2026.

## Achievements

- Founded as Halodi Robotics in Norway in 2014; rebranded as 1X in 2023.
- Raised a disclosed $23.5 million Series A2 and $100 million Series B.
- Released World Model challenge code and over 100 hours of tokenized robot video in 2024.
- Opened a Hayward manufacturing facility in 2026.
- Announced 25-degree-of-freedom NEO hands in July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Announced 25-degree-of-freedom hands intended for every NEO.
- **2026-07** — Appointed Bill Nash CFO.
- **2026-06** — Appointed Tom Sanocki VP of Engineering.
- **2026-06** — Launched World Model Lab, led by Sam Sinha.
- **2026-04** — Presented Hayward factory and reiterated phased 2026 consumer delivery plans.
- **2026-01** — Published video-to-action World Model research.

## Links

- Website: https://www.1x.tech
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/1x_tech
- GitHub: https://github.com/1x-technologies
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@1X-tech
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1x.technologies/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1x.tech
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@1x.tech

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Last updated: 2026-09-30