There has been a promise that humanoid robots will arrive at our homes to accompany us on a day -to -day basis. For now, the closest thing to what we have are the robotic vacuners, which operate autonomously and are already present in many houses, although they have a lot of robots and absolutely nothing humanoid.
Now something begins to change. The Norwegian Startup 1x, backed by OpenAI, has announced that this year will send its humanoid robot neo gamma to “a few hundred or a few thousand” of real homes. His CEO, Bernt Børnich, has confirmed it, in an interview with TechCrunch during the Nvidia GTC 2025 event, where robotics was an absolute protagonist. In the same event, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, presented a series of ads related to artificial intelligence and robotics.
From the laboratory to the living room: a test that is not less. It will not be a commercial launch. Nor is a completely autonomous experience. Neo Gamma will arrive as part of a trial program, still under human control. It will be teleoperated by specialized personnel, who will guide him from remote centers while 1x observes and collects data. But that does not detract from it: it is one of the first attempts to carry a humanoid robot with human form and domestic aspirations to a real home.
For Børnich, it is a fundamental step: “We want me to live and learn among people,” he said. The company seeks to understand how the robot reacts in a daily environment, how it adapts to real -life dynamics. The data collected will serve to train their artificial intelligence models, developed internally, despite OpenAi’s technological support.
A robot designed to live together: soft design, silent movements. Neo Gamma avoids the appearance of an industrial robot. Instead of exposing cables, gears and metal structures, we wear a clear suit that conceals its mechanics and gives it a closer and less intimidating look. Its design seeks to fit home without disregarding, moving away from cold and mechanical aesthetics that usually accompanies humanoid robots.
It is designed to help in domestic tasks, such as ordering, cleaning, taking care of the routine so that humans can devote their time to other things. His hands are designed to manipulate objects with precision and care. His movements, according to 1x, are silent and safe, away from the typical buzz or robotic rattle. In addition, it is equipped with a battery of sensors, cameras and microphones that allow you to read your environment in real time.
Robotics enters home. And with her, new questions. All progress entails new questions. And in this case, many revolve around privacy. Although the remote control will presumably be regulated by the terms of the service, it is still a person, on the other side of the connection, which will be seeing and listening to what happens inside the home. It is not a minor detail, and those who participate in the test should be fully aware of it.
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