Melvin Tolliver IV, an integration technician at 1X, and colleagues at its Hayward factory describe assembling Neo, learning on the job, and the help they hope the robot will provide at home.
Melvin Tolliver IV joined because he wanted to help build the future of robotics. In integration, he assembles Neo piece by piece and is the last person to see it before shipment. He enjoys watching the parts come together and the robot power on.
Sheena Cortez builds lower legs and explains that coworkers make other joints before the parts are assembled into a humanoid. Her son is proud that she helps make a robot. She hopes Neo can give busy people like her extra help at home.
One worker describes this as a first job after university and values contributing to a product intended to help people. Luis brings robots online, runs their initial animations, and checks them before dispatch. He had just learned of his promotion and felt both excited and nervous.
Engineering technician Aman says standing a fully assembled robot for the first time brings a powerful sense of joy. He has met teammates from around the world who are contributing to the product. Naheed, who works on the upper arm joint, says she has learned more in nearly one year here than in nearly three years at her previous drone company.
Naheed says having help with household chores could make life less exhausting and more interesting. She would put Neo to work on dishes. Another worker adds cooking to the list of useful tasks and says they would want Neo to be dependable.
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Relentless host interviews Bernt Børnich, founder and CEO of 1X, about scaling humanoid robot manufacturing, learning from deployments, and building generally capable home robots.
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Bloomberg Originals host and narrator, with 1X founder Bernt Børnich, UC Berkeley professor Ken Goldberg, GXO’s Patrick Kelleher, and other robotics, industry, and labor experts, examines humanoid robots’ potential and the hurdles they face in factories, warehouses, homes, and hospitals.
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