Robotics startup 1X just unveiled a breakthrough 25-degree-of-freedom hand for its NEO humanoid robot. Driven by low-gear tendons, the IP68-rated hand features human-level dexterity that can assemble LEGO bricks, sort grapes, and screw in light bulbs. Why it matters: It turns the hand into an active perception instrument rather than a blind gripper, clearing the hardware ceiling for physical AI.
1X just unveiled a physics-based world model that lets its Neo humanoid robot learn new tasks by watching internet videos and reading text prompts. While the bot isn't ready for complex chores like driving, it can already pull out an air fryer basket, put bread in a toaster, and give high fives without prior demonstrations. It marks an early step toward truly self-teaching home bots.
1X just introduced the 1X World Model (1XWM), an action-controllable system that forecasts future video frames and task success directly from precise robot trajectories. It allows 1X to rigorously evaluate humanoid policies in bits rather than spending lifetimes testing them in physical living rooms, though it still struggles with unfamiliar objects.
NVIDIA just released a major suite of robotics development tools at CoRL, headlined by the open-source launch of Isaac Lab 1.2 and six new Project GR00T workflows for humanoids. The company also open-sourced its Cosmos visual tokenizer, running up to 12x faster to accelerate world model training. Why it matters: NVIDIA is actively trying to cement its compute and software stack as the unavoidable operating backbone for the next generation of physical AI.
Robotics startup 1X just unveiled NEO Beta, a new bipedal humanoid robot designed specifically for home environments. The company bills it as built for daily domestic living, though deeper hardware specs and rollout plans have not yet been shared.
1X just put its humanoid robot EVE to work in real-world security patrols across industrial sites in the US and Europe. Equipped with autonomous arms and instant remote-takeover features, the bot marks a commercial milestone, beating Tesla's Optimus to actual job sites.
