Head to head
Moya vs NEO
Moya (DroidUp, from $173,000) against NEO (1X Technologies, from $20,000), side by side on price, realism, specifications and availability.
The short version
- Moya scores higher on our Realism Index: 52/100 to NEO's 40. The widest gap is face (72 vs 10).
- NEO is the cheaper way in: $20,000 against $173,000.
- Moya is still a concept; NEO is on preorder.
- NEO also carries a $499/month software subscription.
Composed from the two directory records, so it updates when they do.
Moya52/100
NEO40/100
Realism Index sub-scores — six weighted dimensions built from public evidence. How we score
 |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Concept | Pre-order |
| Type | Companion | Consumer |
| Form | Full body | Full body |
| Presents as | Female-presenting | Non-gendered |
| Price | ~¥1.24M ≈ $173k (maker estimate, not a confirmed price) | $20,000 outright, or $499/month |
| Subscription | — | $499/mo |
| Availability | Prototype · no confirmed launch date | Preorder · 2026 deliveries promised, none confirmed |
| Origin | China | USA |
| Realism index | 52/100 | 40/100 |
| Height | 165 cm · 5 ft 5 in | 167 cm · 5 ft 6 in |
| Weight | ~32 kg | 30 kg · 66 lb |
| Skin & materials | Silicone over synthetic muscle; claimed 32–36 °C surface | 3D-lattice polymer body in a woven knit suit |
| Actuation | Tendon-driven | Patented Tendon Drive compliant actuators |
| Power | Undisclosed | ~842 Wh battery |
| Runtime | Undisclosed (sibling robot ~6 hr) | ~4 hours typical use (est.) |
| AI & conversation | Real-time multimodal 'embodied AI'; eye-mounted cameras | Onboard 'Redwood' vision-language model |
| Voice | Undisclosed (Mandarin presumed) | Conversational LLM; speaks when addressed |
| Mobility | Bipedal; claimed 92% human-like gait | Walks ~5 km/h; quoted max speed unconfirmed |
| Expressions | Smile, wink, nod, eye contact, real-time mirroring | No face — communicates by voice and motion |
| Languages | Undisclosed | — |
| Connectivity | Undisclosed | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 5G |