1X EVE 1X NEO AgiBot Genie G1 AgiBot Genie G2 AgiBot Lingxi X2 AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 AgiBot Yuanzheng A2-Max AgiBot Yuanzheng A2-W AgiBot Yuanzheng A3 Agile ONE Agility Digit (4th generation) Agility Digit 5 AI2 AlphaBot 2 AiMOGA Mornine M1 Apptronik Apollo (Apollo 2) Astribot S1 Astribot T1 Booster K1 Booster T1 Boston Dynamics Atlas CASBOT 01 CASBOT 02 CloudMinds Cloud Ginger (XR-1) DEEP DR01 DEEP DR02 Dexmate Vega Dobot Atom EngineAI PM01 EngineAI SE01 EngineAI T800 Engineered Arts Ameca Faraday Future FF Futurist Faraday Future FF Nova Figure 02 Figure 03 Foundation Phantom MK-1 Fourier GR-2 Fourier GR-3 GAC GoMate (3rd generation) GAC GoMate Mini Galaxea Dynamics R1 Pro Galbot ET1 Galbot G1 Galbot S1 Hexagon AEON Humanoid HMND 01 Alpha (bipedal) Humanoid HMND 01 Alpha (wheeled) K-Scale Labs K-Bot Kawasaki Kaleido (RHP7 and newer) Kepler K2 Bumblebee Kinisi KR1 Leju Kuavo (4th gen) Leju Kuavo 5 LG Electronics CLOiD LimX Dynamics Luna LimX Dynamics Oli (CL-3) MagicLab MagicBot D1 MagicLab MagicBot Gen1 MagicLab MagicBot X1 MATRIX-3 MenteeBot V3 Midea MIRO U NEURA 4NE1 (Gen 3.5) Noetix Bumi Noetix N2 OpenLoong Qinglong PAL KANGAROO PAL TALOS Persona Welding Humanoid PNDbotics Adam Lite Pollen Reachy 2 Protoclone V1 Pudu D7 Pudu D9 Quanta X1 Quanta X2 Rainbow RB-Y1 Rainbow RB-Y2 RobotEra L7 RobotEra Q5 RobotEra STAR1 ROBOTIS AI Worker (FFW-SG2) Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8) Spirit AI Moz1 Sunday Memo TARS A1 (A-Series) Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) Tesla Optimus V3 (Gen 3) Toyota T-HR3 UBTECH Tiangong Walker UBTECH UWORLD U1 Pro UBTECH Walker S2 Unitree G1 Unitree H1 Unitree H2 Unitree H2 Plus (NVIDIA reference) Unitree R1 Unitree R1 dual-arm (R1-A5/A7) UniX AI Panther UniX AI Wanda 2.0 Wandercraft Calvin-40 X-Humanoid Embodied Tien Kung 3.0 X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra Xiaomi CyberOne Xiaomi Tieda XPeng IRON (next-gen) VS 1X EVE 1X NEO AgiBot Genie G1 AgiBot Genie G2 AgiBot Lingxi X2 AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 AgiBot Yuanzheng A2-Max AgiBot Yuanzheng A2-W AgiBot Yuanzheng A3 Agile ONE Agility Digit (4th generation) Agility Digit 5 AI2 AlphaBot 2 AiMOGA Mornine M1 Apptronik Apollo (Apollo 2) Astribot S1 Astribot T1 Booster K1 Booster T1 Boston Dynamics Atlas CASBOT 01 CASBOT 02 CloudMinds Cloud Ginger (XR-1) DEEP DR01 DEEP DR02 Dexmate Vega Dobot Atom EngineAI PM01 EngineAI SE01 EngineAI T800 Engineered Arts Ameca Faraday Future FF Futurist Faraday Future FF Nova Figure 02 Figure 03 Foundation Phantom MK-1 Fourier GR-2 Fourier GR-3 GAC GoMate (3rd generation) GAC GoMate Mini Galaxea Dynamics R1 Pro Galbot ET1 Galbot G1 Galbot S1 Hexagon AEON Humanoid HMND 01 Alpha (bipedal) Humanoid HMND 01 Alpha (wheeled) K-Scale Labs K-Bot Kawasaki Kaleido (RHP7 and newer) Kepler K2 Bumblebee Kinisi KR1 Leju Kuavo (4th gen) Leju Kuavo 5 LG Electronics CLOiD LimX Dynamics Luna LimX Dynamics Oli (CL-3) MagicLab MagicBot D1 MagicLab MagicBot Gen1 MagicLab MagicBot X1 MATRIX-3 MenteeBot V3 Midea MIRO U NEURA 4NE1 (Gen 3.5) Noetix Bumi Noetix N2 OpenLoong Qinglong PAL KANGAROO PAL TALOS Persona Welding Humanoid PNDbotics Adam Lite Pollen Reachy 2 Protoclone V1 Pudu D7 Pudu D9 Quanta X1 Quanta X2 Rainbow RB-Y1 Rainbow RB-Y2 RobotEra L7 RobotEra Q5 RobotEra STAR1 ROBOTIS AI Worker (FFW-SG2) Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8) Spirit AI Moz1 Sunday Memo TARS A1 (A-Series) Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) Tesla Optimus V3 (Gen 3) Toyota T-HR3 UBTECH Tiangong Walker UBTECH UWORLD U1 Pro UBTECH Walker S2 Unitree G1 Unitree H1 Unitree H2 Unitree H2 Plus (NVIDIA reference) Unitree R1 Unitree R1 dual-arm (R1-A5/A7) UniX AI Panther UniX AI Wanda 2.0 Wandercraft Calvin-40 X-Humanoid Embodied Tien Kung 3.0 X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra Xiaomi CyberOne Xiaomi Tieda XPeng IRON (next-gen)
1X NEO vs RobotEra STAR1
Data confidence: medium / medium · reviewed by
Andrei Sheshenin · how we score
RobotEra STAR1 ranks higher overall (46 vs 39, a 7-point gap). 1X NEO is ahead in manipulation; RobotEra STAR1 is ahead in locomotion, hands, autonomy; they score the same in deployment. 1X NEO is cheaper: about $20,000 vs $170,000.
1X NEO
1X Technologies · USA/Norway · Walks on legs
Height 168 cm
Weight 30 kg
Joints 75
Lifts 25 kg
Speed 22 km/h
Battery 4 h
Price $20k
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RobotEra STAR1
RobotEra · China · Walks on legs
Height 171 cm
Weight 63 kg
Joints 55
Lifts ?
Speed 13 km/h
Battery ?
Price $170k reported
1X NEO RobotEra STAR1 Body
168 cm Height
171 cm
30 kg Weight
63 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, 25 rad/s Movement
5 km/h Walking speed
?
22 km/h Top speed
13 km/h Hands and lifting
22 Joints per hand
12
5 Fingers
5
25 kg Carries (both arms)
?
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 1X NEO Cortex (NVIDIA Jetson Thor), up to 2070 FP4 TFLOPS Onboard computer Not disclosed Dual 8.85MP 90Hz stereo fisheye cameras; 4 beamforming microphones; linkwise differential IMUs Sensors Not disclosed NEO mobile app; remote control via app and VR Software / SDK Not disclosed Buying it $20k Price $170k reported Official price: Early Access (ownership) 20000 USD; Standard (subscription) 499/month USD Price details No official price. 120,000 USD (humanoid.guide), 220,000 USD distributor backorder (roboticscenter). Runtime reported 2-4 h (conflicting). pre-order Availability Commercial, research sales Pilots Status Research consumer pre-orders (10,000 claimed, unverified) Customers Research organizations household chores; tidying; laundry; dishes Used for Research, outdoor running demos 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 Scripted pick-and-place 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 Sold to labs, a few units
Watch them Introducing NEO Gamma | Another Step Closer to Home · 1X on YouTube Robot Era STAR1 debuts to support 2024 Xi'an Marathon · ROBOTERA on YouTube What each has shown 1X NEO: household chores in demo (washing, dishes, cleaning), part under remote control
RobotEra STAR1: running 3.6 m/s in the Gobi Desert
FAQ Which ranks higher, 1X NEO or RobotEra STAR1? RobotEra STAR1 ranks higher overall (46 vs 39, a 7-point gap).
Can you buy 1X NEO or RobotEra STAR1? 1X NEO: in customer pilots. RobotEra STAR1: sold to researchers.
Which costs less, 1X NEO or RobotEra STAR1? 1X NEO about $20,000; RobotEra STAR1 about $170,000.
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