This robot stands 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs about as much as a golden retriever and is nearly the price of a brand-new budget car.

This is Neo , the humanoid robot . It's billed as a personal assistant you can talk to and eventually rely on to take care of everyday tasks, such as loading the dishwasher and folding laundry.

Neo doesn't work cheap. It'll cost you $20,000. And even then, you'll still have to train this new home bot, and possibly need a remote assist as well. Watch this: You Can Now Preorder Neo, the AI Humanoid Household Robot 03:25

If that sounds enticing, preorders are now open (for a mere $200 down). You'll be signing up as an early adopter for what Neo's maker, a California-based company called 1X, is calling a "consumer-ready humanoid." That's opposed

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