1X's NEO robot features advanced hands with 25 joints and tactile sensors for automatic grip adjustment, but real-world performance is unproven, and its remote "Expert Mode" raises privacy concerns due to onboard cameras.

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1X's NEO robot has new hands with 25 joints and tactile sensors that detect slipping objects and adjust grip automatically. However, real-world performance remains unproven, and an "Expert Mode" lets human operators remotely control the robot, raising privacy concerns since NEO is camera-equipped.

1X's NEO robot gets hands that can feel a glass slipping

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