'They're building each other': new X1 Neo robot video shows the humanoids assisting in the robot production process, just as all science fiction foretold
SMRTR summary
Robots building robots. It sounds like science fiction, but at a 58,000 square foot facility in Hayward, California, it's quietly becoming reality.
Humanoid robotics company 1X has released a video showing its Neo home robot helping assemble... itself. Alongside 200 human employees, Neo units are seen carrying, sorting, and gathering parts on the factory floor, essentially contributing to their own production line.
The $20,000 robot, which also comes with a $499-a-month subscription option, is still on pre-order, but 1X says shipments to early customers are on track for this year.
The video also showcases the care behind each build, components undergoing stress tests, fabric skin being zipped on, and Nvidia GPUs dropped in for the AI that powers Neo's home care abilities.
The quiet question hovering over all of it: at what point does a factory full of humanoid robots need any humans at all?
SMRTR provides this summary for quick context. The original article belongs to TechRadar.
Read the original article