Enter NEO, a humanoid robot created by 1X, an artificial intelligence and robotics company based in Palo Alto, California.

For more complicated tasks, 1X Technologies' Neo home robot switches to 'expert mode,' which involves a company employee remotely 'supervising' a session while the robot works.

“Figure 03 is a general-purpose humanoid robot for every day,” the California startup said. In a video, it showed off the new ...