The agreement gives EQT's more than 300 portfolio companies early access to 1X's commercial production capacity and integration expertise. Adoption decisions will be taken individually by each company, but the partnership sets the foundation for one of the world's first large-scale commercial rollouts of humanoid robots. The companies will focus on applications in logistics, industrial software, facility operations, warehousing, manufacturing, and healthcare. Pilots are set to launch in the United States in 2026, with rapid scaling across Europe and Asia to follow. 1X, backed by EQT Ventures, is the developer of NEO, promoted as the first ready-to-ship humanoid robot. Founder and CEO Bernt Oivind Bornich said: 'This partnership brings humanoid robotics into the real economy. EQT's global reach and operational expertise make them the ideal partner to help deploy our technology safely, responsibly, and at scale.' Ted Persson, lead partner at EQT Ventures, said humanoid robotics is now...
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