RobotEra L7 ranks higher overall (58 vs 39, a 19-point gap). RobotEra L7 is ahead in locomotion, hands, autonomy, deployment; they score the same in manipulation. 1X NEO is cheaper: about $20,000 vs $110,000.
#28
39score
1X NEO
1X Technologies · USA/Norway · Walks on legs
Height168 cm
Weight30 kg
Joints75
Lifts25 kg
Speed22 km/h
Battery4 h
Price$20k
Pilots
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#5
58score
RobotEra L7
RobotEra · China · Walks on legs
Height171 cm
Weight65 kg
Joints55
Lifts20 kg
Speed14 km/h
Battery?
Price$100k-$120k reported
On sale
1X NEO
RobotEra L7
Body
168 cm
Height
171 cm
30 kg
Weight
65 kg
Legs
Moves on
Legs
75
Joints (degrees of freedom)
55
patented tendon drive, in-house motors
Actuators
Self-developed joints, up to 400 Nm peak torque
Movement
5 km/h
Walking speed
?
22 km/h
Top speed
14 km/h
Hands and lifting
22
Joints per hand
12
5
Fingers
5
25 kg
Carries (both arms)
20 kg
8 kg
Lifts per arm
?
Battery
0.8 kWh
Battery capacity
?
4 h
Runtime per charge
?
self-charging; quick charge 6 min per hour of runtime
Charging
Not disclosed
Brain and senses
Redwood AI (VLM) + built-in LLM
AI model
ERA-42 VLA
1X NEO Cortex (NVIDIA Jetson Thor), up to 2070 FP4 TFLOPS
Official price: Early Access (ownership) 20000 USD; Standard (subscription) 499/month USD
Price details
No official price. 100,000 USD reseller listing (aifitlab, backorder); 120,000 USD on humanoid.guide. One spec sheet lists 60V 15Ah hot-swap battery and ~6 h runtime (unverified).
pre-order
Availability
Commercial, open for industry sales since 07.2025
Pilots
Status
On sale
consumer pre-orders (10,000 claimed, unverified)
Customers
Large tech companies (unnamed)
household chores; tidying; laundry; dishes
Used for
Logistics sorting, industrial handling, research
What it has shown (our assessment)
Handles stairs and uneven ground
Locomotion
Runs, recovers from pushes, gets up
Two-handed work in real settings
Manipulation
Two-handed work in real settings
Hand with 6-11 joints
Hands
12+ joint hand with touch sensing
Limited autonomy in demos
Autonomy
Learned AI policies in demos
Sold to labs, a few units
Deployment
Paid pilots with customers
Watch them
Introducing NEO Gamma | Another Step Closer to Home · 1X on YouTubeRobotera L7 Humanoid Robot Performs Epic Sword Dance | Future of Robotics · AwesomeTech on YouTube
What each has shown
1X NEO: household chores in demo (washing, dishes, cleaning), part under remote control
RobotEra L7: dancing, sorting in logistics
FAQ
Which ranks higher, 1X NEO or RobotEra L7?
RobotEra L7 ranks higher overall (58 vs 39, a 19-point gap).
