1X Technologies
{{Short description| American robotics and artificial intelligence company}}
1X Technologies is an American robotics and artificial intelligence company developing general-purpose humanoid robots for home environments. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional operations in Sunnyvale and Moss, Norway.{{Cite web |last=Demaitre |first=Eugene |date=2025-01-27 |title=1X Technologies acquires Kind Humanoid to accelerate work toward household robots |url=https://www.therobotreport.com/1x-technologies-acquires-kind-humanoid-accelerate-household-robots/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=The Robot Report}}
History
1X Technologies was founded in 2014 by Norwegian roboticist Bernt Øivind Børnich under the name Halodi Robotics.{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Shubham |date=2024-01-11 |title=1X, robotic startup backed by OpenAI, receives $100M in funding |url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/1x-robotic-startup-backed-by-openai-receives-100m-in-funding/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=VentureBeat}}{{Cite news |last=Metz |first=Cade |last2=Torch |first2=David B. |last3=Elliott |first3=Loren |date=2025-04-04 |title=Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/technology/humanoid-robots-1x.html |access-date=2025-04-06 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}} The company initially focused on developing safe actuators and full-body control systems for industrial and healthcare robotics.
In 2018, it released its first humanoid robot, EVE, designed for logistics, security, and medical environments.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Video: Eve humanoid voice-prompted to perform back-to-back multi-tasking |url=https://newatlas.com/robotics/eve-humanoid-voice-command-task-chaining/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=New Atlas}}
In 2022, the company rebranded as 1X Technologies and shifted its focus to domestic robotics, developing humanoid assistants intended for use in private homes.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-15 |title=Humanoid helpers are now entering our homes |url=https://www.freethink.com/artificial-intelligence/humanoid-1x |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Freethink}}
In March 2023, 1X raised $23.5 million in Series A2 funding, led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, with participation from Tiger Global, Sandwater, Alliance Ventures, and Skagerak Capital.{{Cite web |last=Heater |first=Brian |date=2023-04-06 |title=The robots are already here |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/06/the-robots-are-already-here/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=TechCrunch}}
In January 2024, the company secured $100 million in Series B funding led by EQT Ventures, alongside Samsung NEXT, Nistad Group, and existing investors.{{Cite web |last=Heater |first=Brian |date=2024-01-12 |title=OpenAI-backed 1X raises another $100M for the race to humanoid robots |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/11/openai-backed-1x-raises-another-100m-for-the-race-to-humanoid-robots/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=TechCrunch}}
Products
= EVE =
EVE is a wheeled humanoid robot designed for industrial and institutional use in logistics, security, and healthcare. It served as a platform for real-world testing of 1X's proprietary actuation, perception, and manipulation technologies.{{Cite web |title=Eve Humanoid Robot Update Enables Back-to-Back Tasks With Voice Commands |url=https://www.iotworldtoday.com/robotics/eve-humanoid-robot-update-enables-back-to-back-tasks-with-voice-commands |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=IoT World Today}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=OpenAI's Eve humanoids make impressive progress in autonomous work |url=https://newatlas.com/robotics/openai-1x-eve-humanoid-work/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=New Atlas}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-07 |title=Halodi's Humanoid Robots are Already Amongst Us! |url=https://www.eejournal.com/article/halodis-humanoid-robots-are-already-amongst-us/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=EEJournal}}
= NEO Gamma =
NEO Gamma is 1X's bipedal humanoid robot designed specifically for home use. The robot features humanlike motion, a slim anthropomorphic design, and is intended to operate in unstructured home environments.{{Cite web |last=Heater |first=Brian |date=2025-02-21 |title=Norway's 1X is building a humanoid robot for the home |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/norways-1x-is-building-a-humanoid-robot-for-the-home/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=TechCrunch}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-24 |title=Scandi robot servant Neo Gamma is dressed head-to-toe in beige knitwear |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2025/02/24/neo-gamma-1x-humanoid-home-robot/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Dezeen}}
External links
- [http://1x.tech Official website]