{"id":604332,"date":"2024-01-11T19:01:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/domestic-humanoid-backed-by-openai-raises-100m\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T19:01:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:01:19","slug":"domestic-humanoid-backed-by-openai-raises-100m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/domestic-humanoid-backed-by-openai-raises-100m\/","title":{"rendered":"#Domestic humanoid backed by OpenAI raises $100M"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28797e7391f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28797e7391f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/domestic-humanoid-backed-by-openai-raises-100m\/#An_open_connection_with_AI\" >An open connection with AI<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/domestic-humanoid-backed-by-openai-raises-100m\/#Funding_plans\" >Funding plans<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A humanoid just has taken a step towards consumer households after robot maker 1x raised a cool $100mn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian startup will spend the funds on bringing an android named Neo to the market. The bipedal<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is designed for everyday <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">domestic tasks, from laundry to tidying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe once-distant dream of having a versatile, intelligent home assistant is now becoming a reality,\u201d Bernt \u00d8ivind B\u00f8rnich, CEO of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1x.tech\/\">1X<\/a>, told TNW.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B\u00f8rnich co-founded 1X in 2014. He envisions the company producing commercial androids <\/span><b\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that benefit society and meet labour demand. To reach those combined goals, the robots are designed to work alongside people, free up our time, and improve global living standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The first <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"background-color: #a4a3a3;\">droid<\/span><\/span> tasked with this assignment was Eve, which was developed for enterprise<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications. The two-wheeler rolled into work for the first time last year. Since joining the labour force, Eve has proven particularly adept at warehouse logistics and guarding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neo has broader ambitions. The<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>-purpose bot is <span style=\"color: #000000;\">built<\/span>\u00a0to fit into our everyday lives as an intelligent assistant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ease that transition, 1X gave Neo various human attributes. It resembles us in form, height (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">165 cm), and range of motion. It\u2019s also got dexterous hands, which can lift 75kgs in a deadlift or a squat. But what makes Neo truly unique among humanoids is that it\u2019s not an industrial machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s soft like us, light and inherently safe, with no pinch-points or other hazards, which is crucial for us to pursue our vision of deploying safe and useful robots to consumers,\u201d B\u00f8rnich said.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1402947 js-lazy\" alt=\"The humanoid NEO cleaning a cafe\" width=\"1298\" height=\"862\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14.png 1298w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14-280x186.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14-203x135.png 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14-407x270.png 407w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14-796x529.png 796w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdeep-tech%2F2024%2F01%2F11%2F1x-humanoid-robot-neo-investment%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Neo has already proved capable of cleaning cafes. Credit: 1X\" data-title=\"Share Neo has already proved capable of cleaning cafes. Credit: 1X on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Neo has already proved capable of cleaning cafes. Credit: 1X on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Neo has already proved capable of cleaning cafes. Credit: 1X<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1402947\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14.png\" alt=\"The humanoid NEO cleaning a cafe\" width=\"1298\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14.png 1298w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14-280x186.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14-203x135.png 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14-407x270.png 407w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-15.01.14-796x529.png 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_open_connection_with_AI\"><\/span>An open connection with AI<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Neo learns new household tasks through a technique called <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">embodied AI. This enables machines to acquire skills by interacting with their environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Customers can also manually move the bot with a VR headset and controllers. They can even chat with Neo, which has a conversational functionality that <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B\u00f8rnich compares to ChatGPT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That comparison may not be coincidental. OpenAI was a lead investor in 1X\u2019s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> A raise of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$23.5mn <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/1xtech.medium.com\/1x-raises-23-5m-in-series-a2-funding-led-by-openai-6040af4f3f4f\">last year<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe partnership with OpenAI has been crucial in providing insight into future developments and trends in AI,\u201d B\u00f8rnich said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHaving them as a strong partner significantly aided our focus on the Neo project, particularly in solving problems related to cloning human thought and behaviour into a machine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1402932 js-lazy\" alt=\"1X CEO Bernt \u00d8ivind B\u00f8rnic with his arm around the humanoid Eve.\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1093\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE.jpeg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-796x531.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-1592x1061.jpeg 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdeep-tech%2F2024%2F01%2F11%2F1x-humanoid-robot-neo-investment%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: B\u00f8rnich and Eve, in the days before Neo arrived on the scene. Credit: 1X\" data-title=\"Share B\u00f8rnich and Eve, in the days before Neo arrived on the scene. Credit: 1X on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share B\u00f8rnich and Eve, in the days before Neo arrived on the scene. Credit: 1X on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>B\u00f8rnich and Eve, in the days before Neo arrived on the scene. Credit: 1X<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1402932\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE.jpeg\" alt=\"1X CEO Bernt \u00d8ivind B\u00f8rnic with his arm around the humanoid Eve.\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE.jpeg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-796x531.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/01\/Bernt-Oivind-Bornich-EVE-1592x1061.jpeg 1592w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Funding_plans\"><\/span>Funding plans<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/>\u00a0cash injection comes from a Series B round. Among the investors is <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eqtventures.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EQT Ventures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a VC firm that\u2019s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> previously backed startups including Varjo\u00a0and Einride.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prospect of androids assimilating into the workforce seems like a distant reality from the sci-fi world,\u201d said Ted Persson, a partner at the firm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as we spoke to more and more people, a picture of this actually happening in the next five to seven years emerged. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1X is sprinting towards a reality where robots don\u2019t just exist in movies or assembly lines but walk among us, enhancing our workplaces and lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an extra $100mn in the wallet, that reality is coming closer. B\u00f8rnich wouldn\u2019t reveal a target launch date, but he expects preorders for Neo to open \u201cwithin a short time period.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That could put it in a footrace race with another bipedal:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla\u2019s Optimus robot. Elon Musk hopes to launch the robot by 2027.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Musk\u2019s timelines are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">notoriously unreliable<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but one thing\u2019s certain: the market for humanoids is heating up.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The Norwegian startup will spend the funds on bringing an android named Neo to the market. 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