
OpenAI‑Backed 1X Scores Breakthrough, Buying Kind Humanoid
1X has acquired Kind Humanoid, the Norwegian robotics startup told TechCrunch on Monday. The deal marks a small but key consolidation for a humanoid robotics industry on the brink of a major moment in 2025.TechCrunch spoke with Kind Humanoid in October, when the then-three-person startup announced t