The claim
“You can buy a home humanoid today.”
You can pre-order 1X's NEO home humanoid with a deposit, but the sources do not confirm any deliveries to buyers' homes yet.
01The evidence
Company or forecast
1X opened pre-orders for NEO: $20,000 to own one, with priority delivery in 2026, and a $200 deposit.
Company or forecast
1X also offers NEO as a subscription at $499 a month.
Company or forecast
In May 2026, 1X said shipments to the public were planned to start in 2026; its factory was then supplying its own research and home tests.
Independent
TechCrunch reported that human operators at 1X are able to look through NEO's cameras, its 'eyes'.
Independent
Tesla's Optimus is not sold to households: The Information reported Tesla plans to lease it only to a short list of companies.
What we don't know. We could not confirm whether any NEO has reached a buyer's home by October 2026, or how many pre-orders 1X holds.