“Look,” Jonathan Hurst gestures toward the stage below. 1X CEO, Bernt Børnich, is up. Behind him a massive screen is splashed with the phrase, “the holy grail of robotics.” The grail in question is an image of 1X’s tendon drive system. Hurst gestures at the screen. Tendon drives have been a longtime interest for the Agility founder. If you want to write a research paper on the topic, you’ll likely find yourself citing something the Chief Robot Officer has written over the years.