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Bernt Børnich

1XFounder and CEO

🇳🇴 Norwegian

Børnich is a Norwegian roboticist who founded 1X Technologies (originally Halodi Robotics) in 2014 and serves as its CEO.[1] The company builds humanoid robots — most recently NEO, a home robot for everyday domestic tasks — pairing its own hardware with learned 'world model' control.[2]

Career & education

Current role
2015-present
Founder and CEO
Education

Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

References

  1. 1X — founding as Halodi Robotics and NEO1x.tech

    Børnich is a Norwegian roboticist who founded 1X Technologies (originally Halodi Robotics) in 2014 and serves as its CEO.

  2. 1X — learned world models for NEO1x.tech

    The company builds humanoid robots — most recently NEO, a home robot for everyday domestic tasks — pairing its own hardware with learned 'world model' control.

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