1X Pivots Back to Industry with 10,000-Humanoid Deployment Deal
1X Technologies is shifting its near-term focus from the home to the workplace with its new agreement to supply private-equity giant EQT with humanoids for B2B use cases.
Bernt Bornich
Bernt Øivind Børnich is a Norwegian-American roboticist and entrepreneur, born in the early 1980s, who holds a bachelor’s degree in robotics and nano-electronics from the University of Oslo. He founded the company originally known as Halodi Robotics (founded 2014) and now operates as CEO and CTO of 1X Technologies, which is developing general-purpose humanoid robots for home environments.
Is the Figure 03 the Most Advanced Humanoid Robot Yet?
Silicon Valley’s most watched humanoid robotics firm is back with its most advanced fake human yet.
Tesla Bot Stuns in Red Carpet Debut as Figure 03 Heightens Tension with 1X
Tesla’s Optimus just made its red-carpet debut as Elon Musk aggressively pushes to populate the world with humanoid robots.
1X NEO Robot Thinks More Like a Human with New Redwood AI
A well-funded startup is reporting a breakthrough to help humanoid robots to walk into any home and start helping immediately.
Physical Intelligence Claims General-Purpose Robotics Breakthrough with π0.5 AI Model
Physical Intelligence says its new AI model is a big step toward robots that understand instructions, adapt to unfamiliar homes and get real work done.
US-China Trade War Heats Up Humanoid Robotics Race
Amid an escalating trade war, robotics firms in China and the US are accelerating their efforts to mass deploy their AI-powered humanoids.
1X Humanoid Collabs with Nothing for Phone (3a) as Tensions Mount with Figure AI
1X’s next-generation humanoid robot, the NEO Gamma, played a prominent role in Nothing’s new smartphone rollout.
AI Robot for Home: 1X Unveils NEO Gamma, Plans Mass Production
1X Technologies says its AI-powered humanoid robots are on the verge of entering homes at scale.
1X’s Next-Generation Humanoids May Be First to Enter Homes at Scale
Intentional or not, 1X Technologies had the most meme-worthy robots in 2024, but the technology is no joke.