Invasion of the home humanoid robots

Neo, the newest humanoid robot model from 1X, demonstrates its abilities in the kitchen of a home in Palo Alto, California. Tasks like loading a dishwasher are too complex to rely on digital training, so 1X relies on cameras and other sensors on the robot to help train it. — Photos: LOREN ELLIOTT/The New York Times

REDWOOD CITY, California: On a recent morning, I knocked on the front door of a handsome two-storey home in Redwood City, California. Within seconds, the door was opened by a faceless robot dressed in a beige bodysuit that clung tight to its trim waist and long legs.

This svelte humanoid greeted me with what seemed to be a Scandinavian accent, and I offered to shake hands. As our palms met, it said: “I have a firm grip.”