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First humanoid home robot opens for consumer orders

1X reported its NEO home humanoid is available to order for $20,000 or $499 per month, with first US home deliveries planned for 2026.

WHERE THIS STANDS
  1. Claim
  2. Verified
  3. Usable
  4. In use

People can preorder it, but its home performance has not been shown by outside users yet.

What moves it next: Moves to Verified when outside experts or independent teams confirm the result. How we decide

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WHY THIS MATTERS

Ordinary households can now reserve a robot meant to help with laundry, tidying and fetching items.

Our interpretation of possible significance, not a promised outcome.

What happened?

1X reported its NEO home humanoid is available to order for $20,000 or $499 per month, with first US home deliveries planned for 2026.

What changed?

It is one of the first humanoid robots sold directly to consumers for household chores rather than to factories or labs.

What has been checked?

Company announcement

For chores it has not learned, NEO relies on a 1X expert guiding it remotely, and confirmed home deliveries were not yet reported.

Can I use it today?

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Source materials checked Oct 7, 2026. Leapscope has not independently replicated this result.

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