Meet NEO, your robot butler in training | Bernt Børnich

About this episode

Bernt Børnich introduces NEO, a humanoid robot designed to assist with household chores.

What if doing your chores were as easy as flipping a switch? In this talk and live demo, roboticist and founder of 1X Bernt Børnich introduces NEO, a humanoid robot designed to help you out around the house. Watch as NEO shows off its ability to vacuum, water plants and keep you company, while Børnich tells the story of its development — and shares a vision for robot helpers that could free up your time to focus on what truly matters. Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at  attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: TED Tech

Guest: Bernt Børnich

Topics covered

• robotics
• humanoid robots
• automation
• household chores
• technology
• innovation

Keywords

• robot butler
• NEO
• household automation
• robotics
• vacuuming
• plant watering
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 1X, TED

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