South Korean chipmaker DEEPX announced on November 6 the arrival in the United States of the DEEPX DX-M1, its low-heat artificial intelligence chip for robots and edge AI. The DEEPX DX-M1 neural processing unit (NPU) was developed in-house and consumes less than 5 W, focusing on high-performance inference without relying on the cloud.
The butter test, according to the CEO
In an interview with CNBC on November 5, DEEPX CEO Kim Nok-won said the company's chips showed temperature differences of 25 to more than 40 degrees Celsius compared with competing products. According to him, when butter was placed on each chip under identical AI processing conditions, only the butter on the DEEPX chip did not melt. This is a demonstration presented by the company itself, not an independent test.
First stop: Hyundai's robots
According to DEEPX, the DEEPX DX-M1 will power the first commercial robot scheduled for release this year by Hyundai Motor Group's Robotics Lab. The partnership between DEEPX and the Hyundai Motor and Kia robotics lab, announced in December 2025, covers an on-device AI robotics platform built around the DX-M1, with applications such as the DAL-e autonomous delivery platform and the MobED mobility platform. The platform was designed to operate even without a continuous network connection, in places such as underground parking garages and logistics centers. Hyundai has already been expanding AI use in robotics: HD Hyundai Robotics adopted Palantir AI and cut robot programming time by 63% (read on Geekiki).
Mass production and numbers
The DEEPX DX-M1 has been in mass production on Samsung Electronics' 5-nanometer-class process since August 2025. As of October 2026, DEEPX had secured 88 purchase orders across 10 countries, totaling about US$ 13.3 million. The company forecasts revenue of US$ 40 million in 2026, more than double its previous target of US$ 17 million. In 2025, revenue was 3.3 billion won, with an operating loss of 20.1 billion won.
DX-M2 on the horizon
As the DEEPX DX-M1 enters the US market, DEEPX is also developing the DX-M2, a next-generation chip built on Samsung's 2-nanometer process and designed to run generative AI workloads, including large language models, at low power. Mass production is targeted for the second half of 2027.
Image credit: DEEPX (deepx.ai), official DX-M1 promotional material.
Sources
- The Elec — DEEPX Says DX-M1 Chip Keeps Butter From Melting
- PR Newswire — Hyundai Motor, Kia's Robotics LAB and DEEPX Begin Commercialization for Next-Generation On-Device AI Robot Platform
- DEEPX — site oficial (deepx.ai)
Transparency: this article was produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence, drawing on public posts and internet sources, including The Elec, the DEEPX CEO's interview with CNBC, and the Hyundai Motor, Kia and DEEPX announcement. We recommend consulting the original sources to confirm the information.
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