1X Opens First US Vertically Integrated Humanoid Factory — 10,000 NEO Robots in 2026, Consumer Shipments at $20K or $499/month

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Norwegian robotics company 1X opened its NEO Factory in Hayward, California on April 30, a 58,000 sq ft facility employing 200+ workers with capacity for 10,000 humanoid robots annually, scaling to 100,000 by 2027. Consumer shipments begin 2026 with Early Access at $20,000 or a $499/month subscription model. Bloomberg coverage confirms this as the first vertically integrated humanoid factory in the US, manufacturing motors, batteries, and sensors in-house.