Today on the AI Daily Brief, OpenAI completes its for-profit conversion, while in the headlines,

a $500 a month home robot coming next year gets the internet very excited.

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very commonplace on X and all the other social networks, except this one hit like a bomb. The video was

for Neo, a new humanoid robot pitched as the world's first consumer-ready humanoid robot

designed to transform life at home.

Now, compared to the aggressive styling of Tesla's Optimus or Figures 03, the Neo is very understated.

It stands at a diminutive 5'6 and is covered head-to-to-toe in soft fabric, finished in beige, charcoal, or sweatpants gray.

It kind of looks more like a person in a last-minute robot Halloween costume than something

from the Jetsons. The Neo weighs just 66 pounds, light enough for company executives to hoist it

over their shoulders during a demo. Now, this unassuming nature of the Neo is part of the point.

Unlike many other humanoids, the Neo is not designed to pull double duty on the factory floor.

It is instead exclusively for use in the home, pushing around a vacuum cleaner, folding laundry, or stacking

a dishwasher. To be safe around pets and children, the lack of exposed joints and lightweight

design is a must. While it can lift over 150 pounds and carry 50 pounds, Neo doesn't have the

grip strength to crush a walnut.

Maybe the biggest selling point, though, is the price.

OneX is selling the Neo for $20,000 or $499 a month as a subscription.

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