EngineAI

Most humanoid robots walk like machines pretending to be people; EngineAI built the ones that walk like people. Founded in Shenzhen in October 2023 by Zhao Tongyang, a robotics veteran who pioneered humanoid research at Dogotix in 2016, launched a globally successful quadruped in 2020 and co-founded XPENG Robotics, where his PX5 humanoid drew attention at NVIDIA GTC, EngineAI made natural human gait its founding obsession and turned it into the most recognizable walking signature in robotics.

The results went viral before the company turned two. Videos of the SE01 striding through Shenzhen streets with long, upright, human steps drew millions of views and landed the robot on CCTV's New Year broadcast, the most watched television program in China. The compact PM01 then performed the world's first front flip by a humanoid robot, and rather than staying a stunt machine, crossed into real service, deploying with Shenzhen police on routine patrol support, among the first humanoids anywhere in a law enforcement role. In December 2025, after three complete redesigns, EngineAI launched its flagship T800, which made its global debut at CES 2026 performing flying kicks and capoeira spins, and famously, safely kicking EngineAI's own CEO on stage to silence skeptics who claimed the videos were faked.

Backed by nearly 100 million yuan in early funding and an open ecosystem philosophy that publishes training code across Isaac, MuJoCo, ROS and ONNX, EngineAI's lineup spans the SA01 education bipedal, the SE01 full size humanoid, the acrobatic PM01 and the flagship T800. The full range of EngineAI robots for sale can be explored through the EngineAI catalog on this page.

The EngineAI Product Lineup

T800: The Flagship

The T800, named with a wink at cinema's most famous robot, is EngineAI's full size, ultra efficient general purpose humanoid: 173 cm tall with 29 degrees of freedom and peak joint torque of 450 N·m, built through three complete redesigns for industrial grade performance. After a prototype debut at the World Robot Conference in Beijing and internal pilots with industrial partners, its CES 2026 showcase, flying kicks, capoeira and the CEO kick demonstration, made it one of the most talked about robots of the year, with first shipments scheduled for mid 2026.

PM01: The Proven All Rounder

The 138 cm, roughly 40 kg PM01 is EngineAI's breakout platform: 24 degrees of freedom including neck and waist articulation, 2 m/s movement, an interactive core screen and a dual processor architecture pairing Intel N97 with NVIDIA Jetson Orin for AI application development. It performed the world's first humanoid front flip, its lower center of mass turning physics into advantage, then graduated into real deployment with Shenzhen police patrol support, advancing toward scaled roles across public transportation support, guided tours, retail services and automated patrol and inspection. With a swappable battery running roughly two hours per charge, millisecond level motion control and open source friendly design, it doubles as one of the most popular research humanoids in its class.

SE01: The Natural Gait Icon

The 170 cm, 55 kg SE01 is the robot that made EngineAI famous, its end to end neural network gait producing the long stride, upright walking that shuffling competitors could not match. With 32 degrees of freedom, 2 m/s normal walking speed, the Engine Sense LiDAR assisted 360 degree perception suite, depth camera, multi microphone array, quick swap 10,000 mAh battery packs, an aluminum chassis rated for a 10 year design life and self developed joint modules, the SE01 serves as the flagship general purpose platform for industrial scenarios including heavy lifting and precision assembly, available in commercial and educational editions.

SA01: The Education Entry

The SA01 bipedal platform brings EngineAI's locomotion research to schools and laboratories with 12 degrees of freedom at the most accessible tier, joining the PM01 in a developer stack that supports curricula across locomotion, perception, human robot interaction and whole body control, part of the broader educational robotics landscape.

S2, JS01 and the Expanding Family

Newer entries including the S2 and JS01 extend the lineup, continuing a release cadence that has produced a new platform tier nearly every year since founding, all sharing the company's self developed joints and neural gait foundation within the wider bipedal humanoid category.

Technology and Specifications

End to End Neural Gait

EngineAI's headline differentiator is walking that looks human because it is learned, not scripted: end to end neural networks trained for long stride, upright, natural locomotion, combined with full body motion planning. The approach solved humanoid robotics' most visible credibility problem, the shuffle, and underpins everything from street walking virality to stage acrobatics.

Athletic Whole Body Control

The same control stack that walks naturally also flips, kicks and spins. The PM01's world first front flip and the T800's CES repertoire demonstrate dynamic balance and explosive whole body coordination at the frontier of the field, capabilities that translate directly into robustness, a robot that can recover a flip can recover a stumble on a patrol route.

Engine Sense Perception

The SE01's Engine Sense suite fuses LiDAR assisted 360 degree perception with depth vision and microphone arrays, while the PM01 pairs multi sensor fusion with millisecond real time motion control for continuous operation in dynamic public environments, the perception backbone behind police patrol deployment among crowds.

Open Ecosystem by Design

Against the industry's closed platforms, EngineAI publishes open training code across Isaac, MuJoCo, ROS and ONNX with extensible hardware I/O, letting universities, labs and developers deploy and validate algorithms across platforms. Combined with self developed joint modules and quick swap batteries, the openness has made EngineAI a favorite foundation for embodied AI research within the research robotics community.

Applications and Use Cases

Public Safety and Patrol

The PM01's Shenzhen police deployment is the category landmark: humanoid patrol support in live public spaces, with scaled deployment advancing across transportation hubs and automated inspection, intersecting the wider security robotics world.

Industrial and Commercial Pilots

The SE01 targets factory scenarios including heavy lifting and precision assembly, with the T800 extending industrial ambitions through partner pilots ahead of mid 2026 shipments, within the broader humanoid robot deployment wave.

Research and Education

The SA01 and PM01 anchor university and school programs worldwide, their open tooling supporting coursework and publishable research from locomotion to mobile manipulation with third party sensors and robotic hands.

Entertainment, Events and Media

From the CCTV gala stage to CES headlines, EngineAI robots are proven crowd magnets for exhibitions and brand activations, where natural gait and genuine acrobatics deliver the spectacle audiences film.

Retail and Guided Services

PM01 deployment roadmaps span guided tours and retail service roles, bringing the platform's consistency and predictable behavior in structured public environments to customer facing settings.

Advantages and Benefits

• The most natural walk in robotics. End to end neural gait that ended the humanoid shuffle.
• Stunts that became service. The first front flip humanoid now walks real police patrols.
• Proven in public. Street trials, gala broadcasts and live CES demonstrations, not lab footage.
• A platform for every tier. From 12 DOF education bipedal to 450 N·m industrial flagship.
• Genuinely open. Published training code across Isaac, MuJoCo, ROS and ONNX invites real development.
• Founder pedigree. A decade of humanoid and quadruped firsts behind the engineering.
• Durability by design. Aluminum chassis with 10 year design life and self developed joints.
• Momentum measured in firsts. Front flip, police patrol, CEO kick, the milestones keep coming.

Pricing and Availability

EngineAI robots are available for purchase worldwide, from education units to flagship platforms, with the complete lineup browsable through the EngineAI catalog on Robots International. EngineAI price and cost vary by model, edition, configuration and destination, so buyers seeking EngineAI robots for sale should request a current quotation for their requirements. Purchasing inquiries, specification sheets and availability details for those looking to buy EngineAI robots can be found on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is EngineAI?

EngineAI is a Shenzhen based humanoid robotics company founded in October 2023 by Zhao Tongyang, known for the most natural human gait in robotics. Its lineup spans the SA01 education bipedal, the SE01 full size humanoid, the acrobatic PM01 and the flagship T800.

How do EngineAI robots work?

EngineAI robots run end to end neural network gait control with full body motion planning on self developed joint modules, perceiving their surroundings through LiDAR assisted 360 degree sensing, depth cameras and microphone arrays. Dual processor architectures support onboard AI development, quick swap batteries sustain operation and open code across Isaac, MuJoCo, ROS and ONNX enables custom deployment.

Why is EngineAI important?

EngineAI solved humanoid robotics' most visible flaw, unnatural walking, and then proved its robots in public: viral street trials, national television, the world's first humanoid front flip and among the first police patrol deployments anywhere. Its open ecosystem simultaneously made it a leading research platform, a rare dual credibility.

What are the benefits of EngineAI robots?

Key benefits include the industry's most natural locomotion, athletic whole body control proven from front flips to flying kicks, real public deployment experience, platforms spanning education to industrial flagship, open source development tooling, quick swap batteries and 10 year design life construction.

What is the EngineAI T800?

The T800 is EngineAI's flagship general purpose humanoid: 173 cm, 29 degrees of freedom and 450 N·m peak torque, launched in December 2025 after three complete redesigns. It debuted globally at CES 2026 with flying kicks, capoeira and the famous CEO kick demonstration, with first shipments scheduled for mid 2026.

What is the EngineAI PM01 used for?

The PM01 serves both deployment and development: Shenzhen police patrol support today, with scaled roles advancing across transportation, guided tours, retail and inspection, while its open architecture, dual Intel and NVIDIA processors and world first front flip athleticism make it a leading research humanoid.

Where can I buy EngineAI robots and what do they cost?

EngineAI robots are for sale through Robots International, serving markets worldwide with delivery, customs clearance and support. Because EngineAI cost varies by model, edition and configuration, buyers should request a tailored quotation. Full purchasing details and the complete catalog are available on this page.

Summary

EngineAI taught humanoid robots to walk like humans, then taught the world to take them seriously. From the SE01's viral natural stride and national broadcast fame, through the PM01's world first front flip and pioneering police patrol service, to the T800's CES stealing debut and mid 2026 shipping timeline, the company has converted athletic engineering into public trust faster than any humanoid maker of its generation, while its open ecosystem powers research labs worldwide. For anyone evaluating natural gait humanoids for deployment, development or education today, EngineAI stands as the definitive starting point.

v3, August 2, 2026, Fable