{"id":36393,"date":"2025-12-14T09:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T09:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=36393"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:55:54","slug":"humanoid-robot-designed-for-home-is-now-being-sent-to-work-in-factories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/humanoid-robot-designed-for-home-is-now-being-sent-to-work-in-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanoid Robot Designed for Home is Now Being Sent to Work in Factories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The consumer-focused humanoid robot Neo<\/strong> will be used in industrial tasks<\/strong> by going to factories and warehouses in the thousands starting from 2026, thanks to the agreement between 1X<\/strong> and EQT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neo<\/strong>, introduced in recent months by Norway-based 1X Technologies<\/strong> and positioned as a home-focused, consumer-centric humanoid robot<\/strong>, appears to be preparing for a journey into industry<\/strong>. Within the scope of a strategic collaboration<\/strong> with the Swedish wealthy investment group EQT<\/strong>, up to 10,000 Neo robots will be shipped to EQT’s hundreds of portfolio companies<\/strong> worldwide between 2026 and 2030. The agreement focuses specifically on manufacturing<\/strong>, warehousing<\/strong>, logistics<\/strong>, and other industrial operations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1X will sign individual contracts<\/strong> with EQT’s interested portfolio companies for each robot delivery. This reveals that the agreement is not a bulk sale<\/strong> made in a single item, but a business model<\/strong> that will spread gradually over a wide corporate ecosystem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most striking aspect of this collaboration is that Neo has been a product positioned entirely for home use<\/strong> until now. When introducing the robot, the company defined it as the first consumer-ready humanoid robot<\/strong> developed to transform home life. Opened for pre-order<\/strong> in October with a $20,000 price tag<\/strong>, Neo was announced with capabilities to perform various tasks ranging from cleaning to simple household chores<\/strong>. Although 1X has the Eve model<\/strong>, which it developed separately to serve in industrial fields<\/strong>, the EQT agreement directly covers the use of Neo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind this strategic shift<\/strong> lie both market realities<\/strong> and consumer expectations<\/strong>. It has long been stated that the widespread use of home-type humanoid robots<\/a><\/em><\/strong> will take time. Experts state that price barriers<\/strong> and security concerns<\/strong> pose serious obstacles. The fact that human operators can see the home environment through the robot’s eyes in Neo’s remote control mode<\/strong> is a serious privacy issue<\/strong>. Despite this, although the company announced that the number of pre-orders “exceeded expectations,” it does not share a clear figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the industrial use<\/strong> side, the picture is different. For companies, humanoid robots stand out as a solution that can close the labor shortage<\/strong>, reduce costs, and increase efficiency in repetitive tasks<\/strong>. Therefore, directing Neo to industry could turn the industry into a faster scalable business<\/strong> form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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