NEO vs K1
One has a purchase path today, the other does not
US$20,000 to own with a three-year warranty, or US$499 per month on subscription. A refundable US$200 deposit is due at order; 1X states US deliveries start in 2026.
List price · checked Oct 27, 2026Preorder · Preorder deposits only. 1X states NEO works autonomously by default, and that for a chore it does not know you can schedule a 1X Expert to guide it remotely.
Booster Robotics does not publish a K1 price on its product page.
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Verdict
On the attributes both makers publish with a clear better direction, the published figures favour NEO on 4 and K1 on 0. This summary uses manufacturer-published data only; we have not tested either model.
Key differences
| Attribute | NEO | K1 |
|---|---|---|
| Degrees of freedom | 75 | 22 |
| Runtime | 240 min | 30 min |
| Height | 168 cm | 95 cm |
| Weight | 30 kg | 19.5 kg |
| Max speed | 6.2 m/s | 0.4 m/s |
| Warranty | 36 months | 3 months |
| Onboard compute | 1X NEO Cortex (Nvidia Jetson Thor), up to 2070 FP4 TFLOPS | 48 / 117 / 200 TOPS options |
| Sensors | Dual 8.85 MP 90 Hz stereo fisheye cameras, 4 beamforming microphones | Stereo depth camera, 9-axis IMU, 3-mic array |
Who should buy which
- Choose the NEO if you prioritise Degrees of freedom, Runtime, Max speed and Warranty, based on published figures.
- The published data shows no attribute where the K1 leads the NEO; compare the full table for differences that matter to you.
Where the published data differs
Every line below is computed from the two manufacturers’ own figures. Attributes neither brand publishes are omitted.
- Runtime: NEO 240 min versus K1 30 min (700% more). Published data favours NEO.
- Degrees of freedom: NEO 75 versus K1 22 (241% more). Published data favours NEO.
- Height: NEO 168 cm versus K1 95 cm (77% more).
- Weight: NEO 30 kg versus K1 19.5 kg (54% more).
- Max speed: NEO 6.2 m/s versus K1 0.4 m/s (1450% more). Published data favours NEO.
- Warranty: NEO 36 months versus K1 3 months (1100% more). Published data favours NEO.
- Onboard compute: NEO — 1X NEO Cortex (Nvidia Jetson Thor), up to 2070 FP4 TFLOPS; K1 — 48 / 117 / 200 TOPS options.
- Sensors: NEO — Dual 8.85 MP 90 Hz stereo fisheye cameras, 4 beamforming microphones; K1 — Stereo depth camera, 9-axis IMU, 3-mic array.
Full specification comparison
| Attribute | NEO | K1 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 168 cm | 95 cm |
| Weight | 30 kg | 19.5 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 75 | 22 |
| Payload | 25 kg | Not published |
| Runtime | 240 min | 30 min |
| Battery capacity | 842 Wh | Not published |
| Max speed | 6.2 m/s | 0.4 m/s |
| Hand type | Tendon-driven, 22 DoF per hand | Not published |
| Actuator type | Low-inertia tendon drives | Not published |
| Hot-swap battery | Not published by either | Not published by either |
| Onboard compute | 1X NEO Cortex (Nvidia Jetson Thor), up to 2070 FP4 TFLOPS | 48 / 117 / 200 TOPS options |
| Sensors | Dual 8.85 MP 90 Hz stereo fisheye cameras, 4 beamforming microphones | Stereo depth camera, 9-axis IMU, 3-mic array |
| IP rating | Body IP44, hands IP68 | Not published |
| Operating temperature | Not published by either | Not published by either |
| Teleoperation supported | Yes | Not published |
| SDK / secondary development | Not published | Yes |
| Warranty | 36 months | 3 months |