Blog Posts
NEO X1 (1X): Human-in-the-Loop Today, Autonomy Tomorrow
Why 1X’s consumer humanoid starts with expert tele-assist, what it means for safety/data, and how the $20k vs subscription model pencils out.
RL vs MPC for Humanoid Locomotion — Practical Tradeoffs
WBC-QP/CLF-QP trackers vs contact-implicit MPC, and how residual RL glues them together in practice.
Design Notes from Building a Low-Cost Cinema Robot Arm
FOC choices, differential wrist, carbon vs aluminum linkages, and supply chain lessons from the IRIS build.