Mark Hysell

Retired Radiologist
2D/3D digital art, 3D printing, craft beer brewing, home barista
NEO humanoid robot early access reservation

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

New from ModernCTO Podcast

Today, we're talking to Dar Sleeper, VP of Design, Product, and Marketing at 1x, the company building Neo, a humanoid robot designed to live and work alongside humans in the home.

https://t.co/P2RqejBbHR

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

@Kenny___Rose I'm certain @radbackwards has a design for a cool waterproof jumpsuit-hoodie drawn on a cardboard box somewhere. NEO needs to be able to fetch my mail when its raining.

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

@Kenny___Rose From the FAQ

Is my NEO waterproof?

NEO’s hands are waterproof, but the overall product is not. Should your NEO get wet, an automatic order will be placed for a child sized plastic swimming pool and 100 kgs of Basmati rice*. * Not really, but please don't get NEO wet.

[Brendah Njiru @brendahnjiru]

🤖 Pre-orders are open for Pepper by HOMY Robotics!

Do you have aging parents or loved ones? Order Pepper for them today at https://t.co/nFLydhYM2o – our first at-home deployment is June 2026.

We have upgraded Pepper with our proprietary senior-care AI models, purpose-built for aging in place.

What Pepper does today: 
• Companionship and emotional support 
• Cognitive support and intellectual stimulation 
• Medication and routine reminders 
• Safety monitoring and fall detection 
• Telepresence and video calls with family

What's coming with future HOMY robots:
• Light housekeeping 
• Personal care & feeding 
• Mobility assistance 
• Grooming (hair brushing, oral care, dressing, bathing) 
• Repositioning in bed to prevent pressure sores

Aging in place is not just a wish – it's becoming a reality. If someone you love deserves to stay home with dignity, independence, and care, pre-order today and share this with your network.

https://t.co/nFLydhYM2o

#AgingInPlace #Robotics #ElderCare #HOMYRobotics #FutureOfCare

[CyberRobo @CyberRobooo]

Beijing-based DexTeleop Robotics has deployed its TeleAvatar humanoid robot at JD’s 7Fresh supermarket.

The robot performs real-world tasks such as sample tasting services, barbecue grilling, restocking, product delisting&relisting,table cleaning,…while collecting high-quality teleoperation data during operations.

[CyberRobo @CyberRobooo]

Westworld-like hand

Suzhou-bassed Rochu Robotics just tested a biomimetic hand that is completely different from the rigid motor-driven dexterous hands on the market: Pneumatic/Fluid-driven artificial muscles + 1:1 human skeletal structure.

These artificial muscles contract when pressurized,just like biological ones --pulling on biomimetic tendons to move the joints with smooth, natural motion.

Just 4 biomimetic muscles can easily lift a 3kg kettlebell, and demonstrate the versatility of flexible grasping…while also acing fast finger challenges (peace sign, rock on, counting, etc.) almost matching a real human hand.

True compliance and safety in human-robot interaction,no more cold, stiff mechanics.

This one is developing real life-like movement logic.

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

@BerntBornich The hand is where the mind meets the world.

In his latest TechFirst video, @johnkoetsier refers to NEO's 22 accuated dof appendage as a "banger of a hand" - "unbelievably quick" with add/abduction.

Let's Go!

[Bernt Bornich @BerntBornich]

"Achieving greatness requires deliberately choosing to do the hard things"

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

https://t.co/1R1xMsBevo

New from TechFirst with John Koetsier

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

@mehul @maticrobots @radbackwards @grok @KeaganGigaTexas That seems advisable - you probably have a few years left to make some sales. 🤖🤖🤖

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

@maticrobots @radbackwards @grok @KeaganGigaTexas @mehul My 2007 Roomba 560 served me well for many years, basic but useful, kept alive with numerous part/battery replacements. I recently purchased a Dyson V11 in anticipation of NEO. The Matic looks very capable but NEO will move furniture, clean under low tables/beds and climb stairs.

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

@CyberRobooo @JimEberhart Agree. NEO has been designed and engineered to be safe to work along side humans in the home/factory/warehouse as a first principle. I am unaware of any other humanoid manufacturer that can make such a claim. Perhaps Fauna Robotics comes close due to Sprout's small stature/mass?

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

@CyberRobooo @1x_tech A robot is either safe to operate among humans or its not.

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

@JimEberhart Good analysis Jim. The time for specialized (eg 4-armed) home robots may ultimately come, but the next few years/decade should be concentrated on developing and refining the generalized humanoid form. No big brain Mark Cuban, we DO NOT want spider bots making and serving dinner.

[CyberRobo @CyberRobooo]

A few clips of the Unitree G1 accidentally injuring people.

These were mistakes that operators should have been able to avoid.

Yet the G1’s hands and feet still “precisely” kicked people.

You can’t blame the curious kids who lack safety awareness--because even the operators and trainers themselves have been kicked and injured.

Safety mechanisms need to be built into humanoid robots from day one: environmental perception, software and hardware algorithms for real-time judgment, and dynamic motion adjustments.

Just like a car’s AEB--once an obstacle is detected, it can swerve or brake to a stop.

Asimov’s First Law needs to be coded in.

After all, the future of humanoid robots belongs to those curious kids who gather around to watch.

[Mark Hysell @Mark__Hysell]

@radbackwards @grok @KeaganGigaTexas @maticrobots @mehul NEO will make home unitask robots obsolete. And in only a few months!

[Jack Monas @JackMonas]

This is going to be fun....excited to scale this up with you @_sam_sinha_!

[Humanoids daily @humanoidsdaily]

Read our full analysis on the executive reshuffle, the technical shift from fine-tuning to pretraining, and what this means for NEO's path to autonomy:
https://t.co/dKDD5LGYbW

[dar @radbackwards]

@alphabatcher @BerntBornich Yep. But more coming… https://t.co/yvRmgQVoHe