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Norway’s 1X is building a humanoid robot for the home
Norwegian robotics firm 1X unveiled its latest home robot, Neo Gamma, on Friday. The humanoid system will succeed Neo Beta, which debuted in August. Like
1X says the bipedal robot is set to step outside the lab, with limited in-home testing, though the company is quick to add that the Gamma is a long way away from commercial scaling and deployment. OpenAI has since hedged its bets in the humanoid space, with both an investment in competitor, Figure, as well as numerous rumors surrounding the ChatGPT maker’s own in-house robotics ambitions. While we’re seeing the first humanoid deployments move beyond the pilot stage in industrial settings, these systems have a long way to go in terms of pricing, reliability, safety, and functionality before we can have a serious conversation about bringing them home.
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