X Technologies' Neo home robot can unload your dishwasher, but more complicated tasks involve a company employee remotely 'supervising' a session while the robot works.

One August morning, Kaarage woke up and took the train from the Japanese countryside into the city. She went to a restaurant and enjoyed a lunch of vegetables and soup, as well as an iced coffee.

California robotics company 1X has announced it is taking preorders for NEO, which they say is the “world’s first ...