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Domestic robot costs $20k and requires remote operators to watch your home and control the robot

Ellsworth Toohey
Oct 29, 2025
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Photo: 1X Technologies/Eli Russell Linnetz

If you like the idea of letting strangers watch your home through your robot’s eyes, here’s a deal for you: 1X Technologies is accepting preorders for Neo, a $20,000 humanoid robot designed to handle household chores—with a catch. When the tasks get complicated, remote human operators take control, as reported i…

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