Imagine coming home after a long day to find your laundry folded, your floors vacuumed, and a hot cup of coffee waiting for you — all done by a robot. Sounds like something out of The Jetsons, right?

Well, the future might be closer than you think. Norwegian robotics company 1X has unveiled NEO Gamma, a humanoid robot designed to handle everyday household chores, and it’s already turning heads.

Not to be confused with the NEO Beta, NEO Gamma is a humanoid robot dressed in a cozy knitted cover. This bipedal humanoid robot has been trained to move naturally, mimicking human motion, and it can do everything from tidying up to serving tea.

A recent promotional video shows NEO Gamma fixing picture frames, wiping windows, and even carrying groceries before casually taking a seat at the dinner table like part of the family.

But don’t get too excited just yet, as the NEO Gamma isn’t available for purchase. 1X is currently testing it in select homes to fine-tune its AI, including speech recognition, navigation, and even body language.

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CEO Bernt Børnich believes humanoid robots need real-world interaction to truly fit into everyday life. “The home provides real-world context and the diversity of data needed for humanoids to grow in intelligence and autonomy,” he explains.

NEO Gamma is just one of many humanoid robots making waves right now. Tesla’s Optimus Gen-2 is gearing up for production, Agility Robotics’ Digit is preparing to work in warehouses, and startups like Clone Robotics and Figure are pushing the boundaries of what robots can do.

With so many advancements happening so quickly, it’s starting to feel like the age of robot helpers is finally here. Would you welcome a NEO Gamma into your home?

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Linda Takahashi

American-born New Yorker Linda Johnson has been fascinated with robotic machines since she was a teenager, when her father, a surgeon, would introduce to her the machines that he used to perform keyhole surgeries. This interest led her to pursue a tech degree at the University of Washington, where she met Sota Takahashi. They married and now have two children. Linda’s father developed dementia later on and was given a robot pet as a companion. She saw how much having a robot pet friend helped her father, which is what led her to create this website and advocate to spread word about robot pets and how they can help both children and the elderly.

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