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1X NEO vs Pepper

1X NEO has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 377 points above Pepper. 1X NEO is cheaper ($20,000 vs From $32,000). 1X NEO is 48 cm taller.

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1X NEO, full body
1X NEO
1X Technologies
168 cm · $20,000 · Purchasable
Pepper, full body
Pepper
Aldebaran
120 cm · From $32,000 · Purchasable
1X NEOPepper
Company1X TechnologiesAldebaran
CountryNorway / United StatesFrance
StatusPurchasablePurchasable
Price$20,000From $32,000
How to get onePre-orderBuy now
Arena rating1,243866
EvidenceCB-
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)120 cm (3 ft 11 in)
Weight29.9 kg (66 lb)28 kg (62 lb)
Payload8.2 kg (18 lb)n/a
Runtime4 h12 h
Degrees of freedom75 DoF19 DoF
Hand DoF22 DoF1 DoF
Top speed1.4 m/s (5 km/h)0.83 m/s (3 km/h)
HandsOfficial specs list 22 DoF per hand, hand speed 8.0 m/s, and IP68 submersible hands.Simple hands with 1 DoF each; no fine manipulation or force feedback described in reviewed sources.
Announced2025-10-29n/a

Capability evidence, side by side

score per dimension, 0-100
Manipulation
54
34
Autonomy
34
34
Mobility
54
34
Perception
54
34
Human interaction
34
34
Reliability
34
34
Human-environment fit
54
34
1X NEO
Pepper

Arena matchup result

overall human like capability
Result
1X NEO
Medium
1X NEO wins
100%
of validated votes
Pepper wins
0%
of validated votes
Insufficient
0%
tracked separately

Current evidence comparison for 1X NEO and Pepper.

1X NEO

1X Technologies
Close-up portrait of the 1X NEO humanoid robot wearing a beige knit suit.
Image: © 1X Technologies · official website

1X NEO is a preorder/purchasable home humanoid with unusually detailed official specs and production claims: 5'6", 66 lb, 75 total listed DoF, 22 DoF per hand, 18 lb per-arm payload, 4h runtime, Jetson Thor compute, stereo fisheye cameras, $20,000 Early Access ownership, $499/month subscription, and claimed 2026 U.S. deliveries. Stronger 2026 evidence adds factory production and company-run AI/mobility results, but the decisive caveat remains autonomy: official Expert Mode/remote-control disclosures and WSJ/media hands-on reporting mean household chore completion should not be credited as broad autonomous capability

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Pepper

Aldebaran
Pepper humanoid robot wearing a vest with a chest tablet screen promoting store coupons next to colorful balloons.
Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Pepper is Aldebaran/SoftBank's 120 cm wheeled social humanoid with 19 DOF, 28 kg, 12 h listed runtime, 20 DC motors, Intel Atom E3845, HD cameras, 3D sensor, sonars, touch sensors, and a chest tablet. RobotLAB lists it from $32,000, but production reportedly stopped in 2020 or 2021 and Maxvision acquired Aldebaran assets in 2025. Official docs describe default Autonomous Life reacting to sounds, movement and touch; media relay Aldebaran's claim of about 17,000 Pepper humanoids sold. Manipulation, payload, autonomy, and reliability lack independent evidence; video demos are titles only

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1X NEO vs Pepper FAQ

answers from sourced data

Which is better, 1X NEO or Pepper?

On public evidence, 1X NEO currently rates higher (1,243 vs 866). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.

Which is cheaper, 1X NEO or Pepper?

1X NEO: $20,000. Pepper: From $32,000. Prices are in the seller's currency and configurations differ.

Which is taller, 1X NEO or Pepper?

1X NEO is 168 cm (5 ft 6 in); Pepper is 120 cm (3 ft 11 in).

Can you buy the 1X NEO or the Pepper?

1X NEO: pre-order. Pepper: buy now.