Company record

1X

Updated November 2, 2026 · Presspool

1X is a Palo Alto AI and robotics company developing NEO, a humanoid robot designed to live in homes and do chores. 1x.tech

Funding

• $100 million Series B, announced January 11, 2024. No lead named; key participants EQT Ventures, Samsung NEXT, Skagerak Capital and Nistad Group. Sources: techcrunch.com, 1x.tech.

Whether AI names 1X

• On the Humanoid robots map: named or cited in 23 of 51 answers to Presspool's Humanoid robots questions on November 2, 2026 (ChatGPT 4 of 8, Claude 4 of 8, Perplexity 4 of 8, Gemini 4 of 8, Copilot 2 of 8, Google AI Mode 2 of 7, Google AI Overviews 3 of 4). See the map. Of the 31 companies on the map, 1X ranked joint 6th by answers naming or citing it in that sample. The other companies AI names most on Humanoid robots questions: Figure (40 of 51), Unitree (39 of 51), Agility Robotics (35 of 51), Apptronik (34 of 51) and UBTech Robotics (26 of 51). Most often named in the same answers: Unitree (23), Figure (22), Agility Robotics (21), Apptronik (20), UBTech Robotics (14).
• On the Physical AI map: named or cited in 23 of 49 answers to Presspool's Physical AI questions on November 2, 2026 (ChatGPT 5 of 8, Claude 3 of 8, Perplexity 4 of 8, Gemini 5 of 8, Copilot 1 of 8, Google AI Mode 4 of 8, Google AI Overviews 1 of 1). See the map. Of the 53 companies on the map, 1X ranked joint 6th by answers naming or citing it in that sample. The other companies AI names most on Physical AI questions: Figure (38 of 49), Physical Intelligence (28 of 49), Skild AI (27 of 49), Agility Robotics (26 of 49) and Unitree (26 of 49). Most often named in the same answers: Figure (23), Unitree (20), Physical Intelligence (19), Agility Robotics (18), Skild AI (17).

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Week by week

Answers that named or cited 1X in each weekly sample of Presspool's Humanoid robots and Physical AI questions, by the Monday of the sample week. A row is added every week.

Sources AI cites when it names 1X

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Related records

Also on the Humanoid robots map: AeiROBOT, AgiBot, Agility Robotics, Apptronik, Astribot, Booster Robotics, Clone Robotics, Dexmate, Donut Robotics, EngineAI, Engineered Arts, Figure and 18 more on the map.

Also on the Physical AI map: AeiROBOT, AgiBot, Agile Robots, Agility Robotics, Aleph, Apptronik, ASI, Astribot, Bedrock Robotics, Booster Robotics, Clone Robotics, Collaborative Robotics and 40 more on the map.

EQT Ventures, named as an investor in this round, led Nevis ($70 million Series B, October 26, 2026).

Sources

• Own site
• Independent source
• 1x.tech

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