Overview
- 1X unveiled Neo’s new five‑finger, tendon‑driven hands on Thursday, July 9, and published viral videos showing the robot performing delicate household tasks such as picking grapes and plugging in a cable.
- The hands have 25 degrees of freedom, low gear ratios that make each joint backdrivable, and high‑resolution fingertip sensors that measure pressure, contact location, and shear for real‑time regrips.
- The company says the hands are IP68 washable, have passed millions of test cycles with wrist joints surviving over two million load cycles, can lift a 20‑pound kettlebell, and achieve about 0.2 mm positioning accuracy.
- 1X confirmed some demo clips were remotely operated and that Neo currently offers an ‘Expert Mode’ for trained humans to assist through onboard cameras, while saying full autonomy will improve with software updates.
- 1X says it has produced hundreds of hands, claims capacity for 10,000 this year, and is offering limited early‑access units at about $20,000 or $500 per month, which raises open questions about home privacy, access controls, and real‑world software maturity.