Humanoid Robots Highlight Privacy And Labor Risks

Norwegian-US company 1X unveiled the Neo last year, a 168 cm, US$20,000 humanoid robot that promises household chores but often requires remote human operators who record in-home activity. The article reports that while hardware and AI improvements accelerate, practical home humanoids remain years away, raising privacy, security and labor concerns, and urging stronger data governance and transparency as adoption grows.