EngineAI
EngineAI (众擎机器人) is a Shenzhen humanoid robot maker founded in October 2023. It builds the full-size SE01 and T800 humanoids and the 1.4 m PM01, an open developer and education platform. It also makes the SA01 legs-only bipedal platform, the S2 service robot and the JS01 quadruped 'robotic leopard'. It raised a US$200m Series B in April 2026 at about US$1.5bn and opened a 12,000 m² Shenzhen factory in May 2026. Bloomberg reported (relayed by TNW and The Standard) that it filed confidentially for a Hong Kong IPO in June 2026.
3 humanoid models · 6 deployments on file · researched 2026-11-08
- Headquarters
- Shenzhen, China
- Founded
- 2023
- Ownership
- Private
- Website
- en.engineai.com.cn
- Focus
- research, education, entertainment, retail, industrial
- Last round
- Series B · 2026-04 · $200M · at $1.5B valuation
- Investors
- Henan Investment Group (Huirong Fund), Luxshare Precision Industry, Huangpujiang Capital, Tsinghua Holdings Capital, Stone Venture, Fortune Capital, Guozhong Ventures, CCTV Fund, Nanshan Zhanxin Investment, Caixin Capital, Geely Xingyuan, Welkin Capital
- Production
- Honghualing (Shenzhen) base, 12,000 m², opened in May 2026 and can build one humanoid every 15 minutes; the first T800 batch rolled off the line. A 10,000-unit-level line is planned at a Zhengzhou (Henan) base. TNW: company says it went from a single test machine in 2024 to hundreds of PM01 units in 2025. ↗
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Humanoids
Each model as the maker has shown it. Specs are maker-stated; a dash means no source states the figure.
| Model | Status | Announced | Height | Weight | DoF | Payload | Runtime | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T800 ↗Weight 75–85 kg by configuration. 29 DOF without hands; Pro edition 29+14 = 43 with 7-DOF hands rated 5 kg each. 450 N·m peak joint torque. Solid-state battery; spec sheet says 3–5 h, highlights say up to 4 h. Speed ≥2 m/s. | Commercial | 2025-12 | 173 cm | — | 29 | — | — | starts at 180,000 yuan (company, 2025-12-08); four editions: Basic, Open-Source, Pro, Max |
| PM01 ↗Lightweight open platform for developers. 320° waist rotation, NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX, >2 m/s. 2026 Education Edition is 1400 mm tall and about 44.0 kg; at launch it was 1.38 m and about 40 kg. First humanoid front flip (2025-02). | Commercial | 2024-12 | 140 cm | 44 kg | 24 | — | 2 h | The Robot Report: unified launch price of 88,000 yuan ($12,000 U.S.) until 2025-03-31 (that sentence names the SE01, inside the PM01 launch story) |
| SE01 ↗First full-size model. Its human-like gait comes from an end-to-end neural network. Normal walking speed 2 m/s; 6-DOF dexterous hand; quick-release battery. | Commercial | 2024-10 | 170 cm | — | 32 | — | 2 h | not published |
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Deployments
Named customers, what the robots do there, and how far it has gone.
| Customer | What | When | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen police (Nanshan District) ↗ | PM01 in police gear on patrol with officers in front of the MixC World mall | 2025-02 | Trial |
| Duolun Technology ↗ | Framework procurement plan to buy no fewer than 2,000 humanoid robots over three years for public security, traffic management and retail | 2025-09 | Order |
| JD.com and Shum Yip ↗ | 'World's first retail store with cyber staff' in Futian, Shenzhen, with humanoid shop assistants | 2025-11 | In service |
| Laifen ↗ | PM01 delivers a hair-drying service at Laifen's first Shenzhen flagship store | — | Pilot |
| AIFORWARD (joint venture) ↗ | Security robots built on EngineAI platforms; the first phase is pilot deployment in high-end low-density residential communities | 2026-04 | Pilot |
| Transcenders ↗ | Humanoid robot astronaut exploration program with PM01 as the core platform | 2026-04 | Pilot |
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Dated facts
Milestones, orders, factories and filings, newest first.
- 2026-07Launched Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL), a combat league for full-size humanoids. T800s were issued to 32 qualifying teams, with a US$1.4m prize pool. ↗
- 2026-06Bloomberg reported a confidential Hong Kong IPO filing, working with CICC and Citic Securities; size and timing not finalised. ↗
- 2026-05Honghualing (Shenzhen) manufacturing base opened; the first T800 batch rolled off a line that can build one robot every 15 minutes. Every robot passes 79 inspections and 46 condition tests before delivery. ↗
- 2026-04Raised a $200m Series B that put its valuation above 10 billion yuan ($1.5bn), led by a fund tied to Henan Investment Group and by Luxshare Precision. ↗
- 2026-01T800 global debut at CES 2026, citing up to 450 N·m peak torque and 14,000 W instantaneous joint peak power. ↗
- 2025-12Completed A1+ and A2 rounds (amount not disclosed). A2 was led by Huangpujiang Capital with Henan Investment Group's Huirong Fund and Tsinghua Holding Capital. Per Tianyancha data, it was the company's eighth round since the second half of 2024. ↗
- 2025-12T800 unveiled at a starting price of 180,000 yuan in four editions. The company says about 150 R&D engineers built it over nearly a year and three complete redesigns. ↗
- 2025-07Completed Pre-A++ and A1 rounds, raising nearly 1 billion yuan in total. ↗
- 2025-02First front flip performed by a humanoid robot (PM01). ↗
- 2024-12PM01 launched. A Hefei branch opened to speed up R&D and large-scale assembly. ↗
- 2024-10SE01 launched. The company says it is the first humanoid to walk with a human-like natural gait, learned through an end-to-end neural network. ↗
- 2023-10EngineAI Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in October 2023 and is headquartered in Shenzhen. ↗
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Not yet confirmed
Claims seen in only one non-official place. Shown so they can be checked, not as findings.
- SE01 weighs 55 kg (Wikipedia only; not on the company spec page)
- SA01 retail price 38,500 RMB (Wikipedia only)
- Gasgoo (2025-09) gave the T800 as 1.85 m, 85 kg and 41 joints, which differs from the current official spec of 173 cm, 75–85 kg and 29 DOF without hands
- 2025 rounds: Pre-A++ led by Rocket Capital; A1 led by JD.com with CATL Capital and Yintai Holdings (search snippet of DealStreetAsia, paywalled; not read)
- Target of 4,000–5,000 T800 deliveries by end-2026, a JD.com pre-order deposit, and a later withdrawal of the T800 list price (third-party trackers and blogs only)
- Bloomberg (2025-05) said co-founder Ren Guowen aimed to raise 1 billion yuan to reach unicorn status (search snippet only; Bloomberg not fetched)
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Sources
Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- About ENGINEAI — EngineAI
- Development History — EngineAI
- Our Team — EngineAI
- T800 — EngineAI
- PM01 — EngineAI
- SE01 — EngineAI
- World's First Humanoid Robot Store — EngineAI
- The EngineAI T800 is officially unveiled — EngineAI
- EngineAI Introduces the T800 Humanoid Robot at CES 2026 — EngineAI
- EngineAI joins hands with Transcenders — EngineAI
- EngineAI x AIFORWARD — EngineAI
- First batch of T800 humanoids rolls off the production line — EngineAI
- Chinese Startup EngineAI Completes A1+ and A2 Funding Rounds, Launches Humanoid T800 — TMTPost
- Humanoid robot maker EngineAI files for a Hong Kong IPO — The Next Web
- China's EngineAI and Dreame Technology eye Hong Kong IPOs, Bloomberg reports — The Standard (HK)
- EngineAI releases PM01 humanoid robot for commercial, educational use — The Robot Report
- EngineAI, Duolun Technology join forces to deploy over 2,000 humanoid robots in three years — Gasgoo
- Robot joins police for routine patrol — EYESHENZHEN
- EngineAI — Wikipedia