Cyborg Index · July 2026

1X NEO vs Figure 03

Both humanoids read on the same 8 axes and 40 sub-axes, using the published Index scores. Every difference below carries the public evidence behind it, and sub-axes with no public evidence count as 0 rather than being skipped.

Overall standing

Capability score · 0–5 over 40 sub-axes

1X NEO

1.27of 5

Rank

Coverage

28/40

Proof

0.07

Figure 03

Figure AI

1.13of 5

Rank

Coverage

24/40

Proof

0.08

The short answer

1X NEO scores 0.15 higher than Figure 03, but that lead rests mostly on vendor claims and demos.

Only 5% of 1X NEO's score is carried by independently verified material — the rest is claimed or shown in demos. Figure 03 has more unscored ground than the gap between them, so this could change next month.

Where 1X NEO is ahead

Perception+0.60Rests on claims and demos
Learning+0.60Rests on claims and demos
Locomotion+0.60Rests on claims and demos

Where Figure 03 is ahead

Safety+0.40Rests on claims and demos
Manipulation+0.20Rests on claims and demos

What would change it

7 sub-axes on the trailing side have no public evidence yet. If all of them scored full marks they would be worth 0.88 — against a gap of 0.15.

Locomotion · Flat ground walkingup to +0.125
Perception · Spatial memoryup to +0.125
Learning · Data flywheelup to +0.125
Deployment · Commercial postureup to +0.125
Locomotion · Stairsup to +0.125

There is more unscored ground than there is gap, so this result could turn over after the next research month.

How much we know

65%of sub-axes covered

We have public evidence for 65% of the 40 sub-axes across these two.

1X NEO · 70%

Figure 03 · 60%

The shape of each score

1X NEO1.27

28/40 sub-axes have evidence

Faint outline = Figure 03

Figure 031.13

24/40 sub-axes have evidence

Faint outline = 1X NEO

Reading the wheels — clockwise from the top

1 Locomotion
2 Manipulation
3 Perception
4 Autonomy
5 Learning
6 HRI
7 Deployment
8 Safety

Each wheel has 40 spokes — five per axis. A longer spoke is a higher score, and the dashed rings mark 1 to 4. Hover or tab onto any spoke to read the axis, the sub-axis and the exact value. A missing spoke means there is no public evidence for that sub-axis yet, which is not the same as scoring zero. The faint outline on each wheel is the other humanoid, drawn on the same scale.

Every axis, every sub-axis

Perception0.60 Learning0.60 Locomotion0.60 Safety0.40 Manipulation0.20 Autonomylevel HRIlevel Deploymentlevel

1X NEOFigure 03

Shared 0–5 track · widest gap first

Perception

1.60 / 1.00◄ 0.60

Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 4/5 vs 3/5

Sensor stack

2.00 / 2.00

Scene understanding

2.00 / 1.00◄ 1.00

Spatial memory

2.00 / —◄ 2.00

Object permanence

— / —

Semantic world model

2.00 / 2.00

Learning

2.00 / 1.40◄ 0.60

Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 5/5 vs 4/5

Imitation learning

2.00 / 1.00◄ 1.00

Sim to real

2.00 / 2.00

Foundation policy

2.00 / 2.00

Data flywheel

2.00 / —◄ 2.00

Transfer fine tune

2.00 / 2.00

Locomotion

1.20 / 0.60◄ 0.60

Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 3/5 vs 1/5

Flat ground walking

2.00 / —◄ 2.00

Uneven terrain

— / —

Stairs

2.00 / —◄ 2.00

Disturbance recovery

— / —

Speed endurance

2.00 / 3.00► 1.00

Safety

0.60 / 1.00► 0.40

Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 2/5 vs 3/5

Functional safety

2.00 / 2.00

Certifications

— / 2.00► 2.00

E stop arch

— / —

Incident transparency

— / —

Force impact limits

1.00 / 1.00

Manipulation

0.80 / 1.00► 0.20

Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 2/5 vs 3/5

Grasp variety

2.00 / 2.00

Bimanual

— / 1.00► 1.00

Force control

2.00 / 2.00

In hand reorient

— / —

Tool use

— / —

Autonomy

1.00 / 1.00

Not enough public record yetEvidenced cells · 4/5 vs 2/5

Unattended operation

0.00 / —

Task horizon

1.00 / 3.00► 2.00

Generalization

2.00 / —◄ 2.00

Instruction following

2.00 / 2.00

Recovery from failure

— / —

HRI

1.80 / 1.80

Not enough public record yetEvidenced cells · 4/5 vs 4/5

Speech io

2.00 / 2.00

Nl instruction

2.00 / 2.00

Intent recognition

— / —

Safe proximity

3.00 / 3.00

Social presentation

2.00 / 2.00

Deployment

1.20 / 1.20

Not enough public record yetEvidenced cells · 4/5 vs 4/5

Named pilots

1.00 / 2.00► 1.00

Field hours

— / 1.00► 1.00

Customer diversity

1.00 / 1.00

Supportability

2.00 / 2.00

Commercial posture

2.00 / —◄ 2.00

Segment length and thickness are the gapNo public evidence yet

Which is better for what

Each row is decided by the axes that matter for that kind of work, read off the same Capability scores as the ranking. Rows only appear where both humanoids have enough public record to answer.

Manufacturing and warehouse work

Named pilots and field hours, backed by what the hands can actually do.

Level

1X NEO and Figure 03 read the same on Deployment and Manipulation (1.07 vs 1.13).

Running without a human in the loop

Unattended operation and task horizon, backed by what the robot can perceive.

1X NEO

1X NEO scores higher on Autonomy and Perception — 1.20 against 1.00 for Figure 03.

Working alongside people

Functional safety and certification, plus how it reads and answers people.

Figure 03

Figure 03 scores higher on Safety and HRI — 1.27 against 1.00 for 1X NEO.

Picking up new tasks

Imitation learning, transfer and generalisation across tasks.

1X NEO

1X NEO scores higher on Learning and Autonomy — 1.67 against 1.27 for Figure 03.

Research and developer use

How much of the stack is documented and reproducible.

1X NEO

1X NEO scores higher on Learning and Perception — 1.87 against 1.27 for Figure 03.

How solid the record is on each side

1X NEO

Sub-axes on the record: 28 of 40 · 70%
Carried by verified material: 5%
Rests on claims and demos: 1.20

Best documented — Locomotion, Perception, Autonomy, Learning, HRI, Deployment

Nothing on the record — every axis has at least one read

Figure 03

Sub-axes on the record: 24 of 40 · 60%
Carried by verified material: 7%
Rests on claims and demos: 1.04

Best documented — Manipulation, Perception, Learning, HRI, Deployment, Safety

Nothing on the record — every axis has at least one read

What this comparison cannot settle

Neither humanoid has a public read on 9 of the 40 sub-axes, so those cannot be compared at all.
10 sub-axes are read on only one side. A one-sided cell is undecided, not a zero for the silent side.
Most of 1X NEO's score rests on vendor statements and demo footage rather than independently verified material (5% carried by verified evidence).
Most of Figure 03's score rests on vendor statements and demo footage rather than independently verified material (7% carried by verified evidence).
Demonstrations happen in different environments and product revisions are not always equivalent, so like-for-like uptime and throughput figures do not exist for most of the field.

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