Event

1X details video-pretrained 1XWM policy transfer from world model to NEO

Jan 12, 2026 · Research Publication · 1X Technologies · Humanoid

  • 1X described a newer 1X World Model pipeline in which a video-pretrained world model and inverse dynamics model are integrated directly into NEO as a robot policy.
  • The company reports that internet-scale video pretraining plus egocentric human data helps NEO generalize to novel objects, motions, and tasks without large-scale robot demonstrations.
  • It matters because it is a stronger follow-on research release showing the 1X world-model program maturing from evaluation tooling into direct policy generation on the humanoid platform.

1X is a humanoid robotics company developing NEO, a soft, tendon-driven home robot designed for safe interaction in everyday environments. OpenAI Startup Fund led a 1X funding round in 2023. Formerly known as Halodi Robotics (rebranded in 2023).

Segment
Humanoid
Event type
Research Publication
Geography
Palo Alto, CA · United States