The future has arrived.
A new humanoid robot for the home has gone viral after being introduced on YouTube by a company called 1X.
"NEO is a safe humanoid robot that does your chores and offers personalized assistance," the company says on YouTube.
According to USA Today, Neo went on sale on October 28, achieving the milestone of being the first for-purchase robot that performs household chores. The robot is "equipped with four microphones, three speakers and fish-eye cameras for vision," USA Today reported.
Called "Neo, home robot," the humanoid is for sale for $20,000 or $499 a month, according to the company's website. The website describes Neo as capable of personalized interactions.
The video announces that Neo is a "humanoid for the home." The video then shows multiple scenes of the humanoid robot doing basic tasks around the home, such as handing a woman flowers, carrying boxes, and even taking out the trash while its owner sits on a sofa reading the newspaper.
The video has had more than 770,000 views in a day. Another video shows the 1X robot dancing with its owner.
The Neo robot is a "humanoid companion" that combines AI and daily hardware, according to the video. It is described as quiet and lightweight, designed for safety.
Neo can carry up to 50 pounds, according to the video. Each Neo "comes with a machine washable knit suit" and customizable shoes, the video says. People can ask the Neo questions and program it to do chores.
"I'm Neo. I'm here to help around the house," the robot says.
People had mixed views on the YouTube comment thread.
"So, it begins," wrote one.
"This commercial looks like the start to a horrifying movie lmao," joked another person.
"I miss the days when personal robots were cute little forklifts that rolled around and played with blocks on your desk," added another person.
"The kind of video you see from a flashback of the sole-survivor protagonist of a post-apocalyptic movie," someone else said.
