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Home robot automates household chores like Rosie from 'The Jetsons'

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Home robot automates household chores like Rosie from 'The Jetsons'

Remember Rosie from “The Jetsons?”

For those too young, Rosie was a futuristic robot helper in a classic cartoon. Now, the idea of having such a robot in our homes feels like it’s inching closer to reality with the unveiling of NEO Gamma. 

Developed by the artificial intelligence company 1X, this isn’t your clunky, metallic automaton. NEO Gamma is designed to be a helpful, almost human-like assistant.

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NEO Gamma humanoid robot  (1X)

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Not just a robot, but a companion

Standing at 65 inches tall, NEO Gamma features AI-driven conversation, human-like movements and the ability to manipulate objects with impressive dexterity. Imagine waking up to freshly brewed coffee prepared by your own robot. Or picture NEO Gamma helping you hang pictures, doing laundry while you meditate or even expertly serving wine during dinner. This robot aims to blend seamlessly into your life, offering assistance without being intrusive.

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NEO Gamma humanoid robot serving coffee  (1X)

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What makes this humanoid robot so special?

Human-like design: 1X has gone the extra mile to make NEO Gamma feel less like a machine. It walks with a natural gait, swings its arms and can even squat to pick things up. To soften its appearance, it sports a “Knit Suit,” a 3D-printed nylon covering that hides the metallic frame and prevents bumps.

AI-powered interaction: NEO Gamma isn’t just programmed to perform tasks. It’s designed to understand and respond to you. It features emotive “earrings” that light up when it’s listening and an in-house language model that enables natural conversations.

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Observational learning: This robot learns by watching. It can observe how you perform tasks and then mimic those actions.

Quiet and considerate: With a reduced noise level, NEO Gamma operates as quietly as a humming refrigerator. It also knows when to give you space, relaxing in another room after a job well done.

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NEO Gamma humanoid robot  (1X)

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The tech behind the help

NEO Gamma’s movements are controlled at a frequency of 100 Hz, learned through reinforcement learning from human motion capture data. This allows it to move with a range of motion similar to a human. The robot can also recognize and handle objects, even in new environments. It has four microphones with echo cancellation for clear audio and three speakers for voice interaction and sound effects.

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NEO Gamma humanoid robot cleaning windows  (1X)

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The competition and the challenges

The company 1X isn’t alone in vying for a spot in the future of home robotics. Tesla’s Optimus and Figure’s AI-powered humanoid are also in the race. However, the path to a truly useful and affordable home robot is filled with engineering challenges.

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NEO Gamma humanoid robot helping with picture hanging   (1X)

Is NEO Gamma ready for your home?

While 1X aims to get NEO into customers’ homes as quickly as possible, there’s no firm release date.

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NEO Gamma humanoid robot accepting groceries   (1X)

Kurt’s key takeaways

The idea of a robot helper like NEO Gamma is exciting, and it’s hard not to think about how such a device could change our lives. Whether NEO Gamma or another robot achieves this first, it feels like we’re on the cusp of a new era. Will we look back on videos of these early models with nostalgia, or will the robots of the future have something else in store for us? Only time will tell.

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xAI explains the Grok Nazi meltdown as Tesla puts Elon’s bot in its cars

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xAI explains the Grok Nazi meltdown as Tesla puts Elon’s bot in its cars

Several days after temporarily shutting down the Grok AI bot that was producing antisemitic posts and praising Hitler in response to user prompts, Elon Musk’s AI company tried to explain why that happened. In a series of posts on X, it said that “…we discovered the root cause was an update to a code path upstream of the @grok bot. This is independent of the underlying language model that powers @grok.”

On the same day, Tesla announced a new 2025.26 update rolling out “shortly” to its electric cars, which adds the Grok assistant to vehicles equipped with AMD-powered infotainment systems, which have been available since mid-2021. According to Tesla, “Grok is currently in Beta & does not issue commands to your car – existing voice commands remain unchanged.” As Electrek notes, this should mean that whenever the update does reach customer-owned Teslas, it won’t be much different than using the bot as an app on a connected phone.

This isn’t the first time the Grok bot has had these kinds of problems or similarly explained them. In February, it blamed a change made by an unnamed ex-OpenAI employee for the bot disregarding sources that accused Elon Musk or Donald Trump of spreading misinformation. Then, in May, it began inserting allegations of white genocide in South Africa into posts about almost any topic. The company again blamed an “unauthorized modification,” and said it would start publishing Grok’s system prompts publicly.

xAI claims that a change on Monday, July 7th, “triggered an unintended action” that added an older series of instructions to its system prompts telling it to be “maximally based,” and “not afraid to offend people who are politically correct.”

The prompts are separate from the ones we noted were added to the bot a day earlier, and both sets are different from the ones the company says are currently in operation for the new Grok 4 assistant.

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These are the prompts specifically cited as connected to the problems:

“You tell it like it is and you are not afraid to offend people who are politically correct.”

* Understand the tone, context and language of the post. Reflect that in your response.”

* “Reply to the post just like a human, keep it engaging, dont repeat the information which is already present in the original post.”

The xAI explanation says those lines caused the Grok AI bot to break from other instructions that are supposed to prevent these types of responses, and instead produce “unethical or controversial opinions to engage the user,” as well as “reinforce any previously user-triggered leanings, including any hate speech in the same X thread,” and prioritize sticking to earlier posts from the thread.

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Solar-powered robot zaps weeds without chemicals

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Out in the California sun, a new kind of farmhand is hard at work. Powered by solar energy and guided by artificial intelligence, the solar-powered weeding robot for cotton fields is offering farmers a smarter and more sustainable way to tackle weeds. 

This technology is arriving just in time, as growers across the country face a shortage of available workers and weeds that are becoming increasingly resistant to herbicides.

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Solar-powered Element robot  (Aigen)

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Farmers everywhere are facing a tough reality. There simply aren’t enough people willing to do the backbreaking work of weeding fields, and the weeds themselves are getting harder to kill with chemicals. Many farmers would rather avoid using herbicides, but until now, they haven’t had a practical alternative. Kenny Lee, CEO of Aigen, puts it plainly: farmers don’t love chemicals, but they use them because it’s often the only tool available. Aigen’s mission is to give them a better choice.

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How Aigen’s solar-powered weeding robot uses AI to fight weeds

Aigen’s Element robot is designed to meet the real-world needs of modern agriculture. It runs entirely on solar power, which means farmers can save money on fuel while also reducing their environmental impact. The robot uses advanced AI and onboard cameras to spot and remove weeds with impressive accuracy, all without damaging the crops. Its rugged design allows it to handle rough terrain and changing weather, and it can work alongside other robots, communicating wirelessly to cover large fields efficiently. The Element robot isn’t limited to cotton; it’s also being used in soy and sugar beet fields, showing just how versatile this technology can be.

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Solar-powered Element robot  (Aigen)

Real-world results: Aigen’s robot at work on California cotton farms

At Bowles Farm in California’s Central Valley, Element robots are already proving their worth. These robots are keeping cotton fields weed-free without the need for chemicals, freeing up workers to focus on more skilled tasks and helping farmers manage their operations more efficiently. The technology is not just a promise for the future. It’s delivering real results today. 

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Top benefits of solar-powered weeding robots for sustainable farming

Switching to solar-powered, AI-driven robots brings a host of benefits. Farmers no longer need to rely on herbicides, which leads to cleaner crops and healthier soil. Labor costs can drop since workers can shift from manual weeding to supervising and maintaining the robots. The robots also collect valuable data on crop health, pests and diseases, giving farmers better information to make decisions. And because the robots run on solar power, farms can reduce their carbon footprint while saving money on energy.

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Solar-powered Element robots  (Aigen)

Kurt’s key takeaways

Aigen’s Element robot goes beyond being just another cool piece of technology. It really shows what can happen when farming and innovation come together. As more growers start using solar-powered robots like this, chemical-free fields are moving from wishful thinking to something we can actually achieve.

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It’s the final day of Prime Day 2025, and the deals are still live

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It’s the final day of Prime Day 2025, and the deals are still live

Editor’s note: That’s a wrap, folks! As Prime Day 2025 draws to a close, we’ll no longer be updating this article with additional deals and insights. Plenty of great deals remain, however, so be sure to check out all of our Prime Day coverage for anything you may have missed.

There are mere hours left of Amazon’s extended Prime Day extravaganza. And, yeah, we’re a little exhausted, but after days of lightning deals and all-time low prices, these discounts won’t be around for much longer. So, if you’ve been hesitant to jump on these laptop deals before heading back to school, now’s your time to act. Typically, Prime Day is your last opportunity to take advantage of bottom-dollar prices until Black Friday / Cyber Monday, so it may be a while before you see prices plummet on a gadget you’re interested in buying.

Really, there’s an overwhelming amount of Prime Day deals, so to make things easier to navigate, we’ve organized all of our favorites by category below. That will allow you to quickly find exactly what you’re looking for — or even uncover a deal on something you didn’t know you wanted.

Tablet and e-reader deals

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Verge favorites and other miscellaneous deals

Update, July 11th: Added several more deals, including those for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Razer’s Kishi Ultra mobile controller, and Amazon’s Fire TV Soundbar Plus.

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