Scoble: OpenAI's Astra is rapidly changing 1X's Neo robot, first units go to developers
Scobleizer · x · 2026-10-17
Scobleizer recounts hearing 1X's design lead Bernt Børnich speak at a humanoid robotics conference and getting increasingly excited about humanoid robots — with the key insight that OpenAI's Astra is changing robots fast by letting 1X program Neo to do new things on the fly.
A fun detail: his first app was "shut up Neo" — AI is too verbose, and telling an LLM to shut up still earns you 15 seconds of compliance narration; his app silences it instantly.
Børnich confirmed the first Neos will go to developers who can build more skills for the robot, improving the experience for future home users.
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