This $20,000 Robot Can Do Your Chores, But Has One Big Potential Privacy Pitfall

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A Palo Alto company is taking preorders for a $20,000 humanoid home robot, but to get the most out of it, you might need to make some privacy trade-offs.

On Tuesday, 1X Technologies introduced Neo, which it says is the “world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home.”

The company published a 10-minute video about Neo, a 66-pound robot that’s supposed to run for up to 4…