1X releases video of NEO Beta competing with a chef in a steak-cooking challenge

On Nov. 8, 2024, 1X released a video of NEO Beta competing with chef Nick DiGiovanni in a steak-cooking challenge. The video was filmed in Sunnyvale, California, and the cooking was done through VR teleoperation. 1X announced a 25-degree-of-freedom tendon-driven hand and stated that cooking capabilities would not be available to its first users.

1X explicitly said NEO Beta’s cooking actions were performed through VR teleoperation and that cooking capabilities would not be available to its first users right away. This helps clarify what the robot can and cannot do at the outset of deployment. The company also announced a 25-degree-of-freedom tendon-driven hand, offering insight into how it is working to improve dexterity in its humanoid robot’s hands.