Robotics 1X Just Opened the First Vertically Integrated Humanoid Factory in the U.S. — 58,000 sq ft, 200 Hires, 10,000 NEO Robots in Year One, 100,000 by End of 2027
On April 30 the OpenAI-backed Norwegian humanoid maker 1X cut the ribbon on a 58,000-square-foot factory in Hayward, California — motors, batteries, transmissions, soft-goods, and sensors all built in-house under one roof. Year-one capacity 10,000 NEO units. Target 100,000+ by end of 2027. First-year production already sold out within five days of October 2025 preorders. The American humanoid industry now has its first volume manufacturing line, and the first one targets the home, not the factory.