ENGINEAI
ENGINEAI develops humanoid robots and full-stack robotic joint technology in China. Its product line includes PM01, SE01, T800 and SA01 platforms for education, research, service and industrial scenarios that need embodied intelligence and human-scale robot hardware.
Market context
One of the faster-moving China-based humanoid builders with retail-listed humanoid SKUs and published pricing, indicating an intent to commercialize beyond demos. T800
Facts
- Website: https://en.engineai.com.cn
- HQ: Shenzhen, China
- Founded: 2023
- Segment: humanoid robotics
- Known funding rounds: 2
Investors
- Caixin Capital - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2026-01-06 - latest 2026-04-09
- Henan Investment Group Huirong Fund - Lead - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2026-01-06 - latest 2026-04-09
- Huangpu River Capital - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2026-01-06 - latest 2026-04-09
- Huiqin Capital - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2026-01-06 - latest 2026-04-09
- Xingyuan Capital - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2026-01-06 - latest 2026-04-09
- Beijing Chang Development Fund - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Caitong Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Cornerstone Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Duolun Technology - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Energy Conservation Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Hardcore Nut Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Jingu Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Longgang Financial Holdings - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Luxshare Precision - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Puchao Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- STAR SINO - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Xinghang Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Yinbai Investment - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- Zhongchuang Zhiling - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-09
- CCTV Fund - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-06
- Fortune Venture Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-06
- Guozhong Venture Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-06
- Huakong Fund - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-06
- Nanshan Strategic Emerging Industries Investment - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-06
- Stone Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-06
Humanoid robot company
ENGINEAI develops humanoid robot platforms including PM01, SE01 and other models for research, education and industrial manufacturing.
- Target environment: Research labs, education programs, industrial manufacturing, humanoid development settings and service robot test environments.
- Deployment model: Humanoid robot development through self-developed joints, bipedal platforms and production-oriented product lines.
- Customer context: Researchers, educators, robot developers, industrial users and organizations testing humanoid platforms.
- Workflow context: Bipedal locomotion, humanoid movement, developer testing, education, industrial task research and embodied robotics demonstrations.
- Commercial maturity: Early commercial humanoid company with public product releases and assembly-scale ambitions.
- Market position: Chinese humanoid builder focused on dynamic bipedal platforms and accessible robot hardware.
- Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on reliability, safety, software support, customer validation, production quality and movement beyond demonstration tasks.
- Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes humanoid robots, bipedal platforms, education robots, self-developed joint systems and embodied robotics.
- Source confidence: high
Events
- 2026-04-09 - Funding - EngineAI completes $200 million Series B at valuation above RMB 10 billion - The round totals about $200M in new capital, joined by a wide syndicate including Luxshare Precision, Henan Investment Group Huirong Fund, Zhongchuang Zhiling, Cornerstone Capital, Longgang Financial Holdings, and more than a dozen additio… EngineAI said the…
- 2026-02-09 - Market Signal - EngineAI Launches URKL Humanoid Robot Combat League - • EngineAI launched the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) on February 9, 2026, in Shenzhen, China. • The league features 16 teams competing with EngineAI's T800 humanoid robots, provided free of charge. • The championship team will be awarded a 10-kilogr…
- 2026-01-07 - Demonstration - EngineAI showcases T800 and PM01 at CES 2026 - At CES 2026, EngineAI exhibited the T800 humanoid together with the PM01 platform for international press and buyers. Materials position CES as a follow-on global stage after the T800's December 2025 introduction, not a separate launch beat. The announcement…
- 2026-01-06 - Funding - EngineAI completes A1+ and A2 financing rounds - EngineAI said the A1+ and A2 closes extend financing after earlier Pre-A++ and A1 tranches that together totaled nearly RMB 1 billion. The company tied the new capital to faster technology development, product iteration, and industrialization of its humanoid…
- 2025-12-27 - Market Signal - EngineAI Releases Raw Footage to Validate T800 Robot's Authenticity - EngineAI released behind-the-scenes footage to address skepticism about the T800 robot's capabilities. The video showcases the T800 performing martial arts moves, including a kick that knocks down CEO Zhao Tongyang. The demonstration aims to prove the robot's…
- 2025-12-08 - Product Launch - EngineAI T800 Humanoid Robot Officially Launched, Entering Mass Production - EngineAI's T800 is a full-size, high-performance humanoid robot designed for industrial applications. The company secured 1 billion yuan in funding to support the T800's development and mass production. The T800 features proprietary technology achieving peak…
- 2025-12-04 - Product Launch - EngineAI T800 humanoid robot available for pre-order at $25,000 - Pre-orders for the T800 opened on JD.com with a starting price of RMB 180,000 (~$25,000). A deposit of RMB 5,000 (~$700) is required, with shipments expected by June 2, 2026. Four editions are offered: Basic, Eco (open-source), Pro, and Max, catering to diffe…
- 2025-11-14 - Facility Opening - EngineAI opens humanoid robot retail flagship store in Shenzhen - EngineAI opened a dedicated humanoid-robot retail flagship in Shenzhen framed as a JD Home partner store. The site is positioned as a walk-in channel for humanoid products and related merchandise rather than online-only sales. The opening widens physical reta…
- 2025-08-08 - Demonstration - EngineAI showcases T800 and JS01 at World Robot Conference 2025 - At World Robot Conference 2025 in Beijing on August 8, EngineAI exhibited a multi-product booth spanning its humanoid and quadruped lines. The company staged the global public debut of the T800 humanoid and introduced the JS01 quadruped alongside other announ…
- 2025-02-23 - Demonstration - EngineAI's PM01 Humanoid Robot Performs Front Flip in Shenzhen - EngineAI's PM01 humanoid robot successfully performed a front flip in Shenzhen, China. The demonstration showcased the robot's advanced dynamic balance and instantaneous acceleration capabilities. This event highlighted EngineAI's progress in developing human…
- 2025-01-10 - Product Launch - EngineAI Launches PM01 and SA01 Humanoid Robots at CES 2025 - • EngineAI unveiled its humanoid robots, PM01 and SA01, at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. • The PM01, a lightweight and dynamic robot standing at 138 cm and weighing around 40 kg, is available in both commercial and educational editions, priced at $13,700 until March…
- 2024-12-24 - Product Launch - EngineAI launches PM01 humanoid robot - • EngineAI launched the PM01 humanoid robot on December 24, 2024. • The PM01 stands 1.38 meters tall, weighs 40 kg, and features 24 degrees of freedom, achieving a top speed of 2 meters per second. • EngineAI offered both commercial and educational versions a…
- 2024-10-24 - Product Launch - ENGINEAI launches SE01 full-size humanoid with human-like gait - ENGINEAI identifies October 24, 2024 as the SE01 flagship product launch milestone in its official timeline. The SE01 product page describes the full-size humanoid as using end-to-end neural-network gait training for natural walking, turning, running, jumping…
- 2024-07-29 - Product Launch - ENGINEAI launches SA01 expandable bipedal robot platform - ENGINEAI lists July 29, 2024 as the launch date for SA01, its highly expandable bipedal robot platform. The official company timeline frames SA01, SE01, and PM01 as the three flagship models launched in 2024. This fills a product-level timeline gap for SA01,…
Team
- Zhao Tongyang - Founder and Chairman
Context tags
- Robot OEM - Stack Layer - Company builds complete humanoid robot platforms.
- Humanoid development platform - Peer Group - ENGINEAI SE01/PM01 are public humanoid platforms with developer, education and commercial positioning.
- Bipedal locomotion - Capability
- Robotics research and education - Customer Environment - PM01 is positioned for commercial and educational use.
- Whole-body control - Capability - SE01/PM01 public positioning emphasizes dynamic humanoid motion and gait.
- Commercial deployment - Commercial Stage - Public PM01 release supports product availability/commercial positioning, not necessarily scaled deployment.
- Humanoid service builder - Peer Group - PM01 is positioned for commercial and educational use rather than heavy industrial deployment.
Customers and deployments
- Stated Delivery Capability Robots - 10,000-unit delivery capability - 2026-05-29 - EngineAI Intelligent Manufacturing (Honghualing, Shenzhen) Base - humanoid robot manufacturing - EngineAI described the T800 rollout and…
- Reported Production Rate Robots Per Hour - 4 robots/hour - 2026-05-29 - EngineAI Intelligent Manufacturing (Honghualing, Shenzhen) Base - humanoid robot manufacturing - EngineAI said its Honghualing, Shenzhen base can r…
- Reported Annual Output Robots - hundreds of PM01 units in 2025 - 2026-05-29 - humanoid robot manufacturing - EngineAI said it moved from a first test machine in 2024 to small-scale production of hundreds of PM01 units i…
- Estimated 2025 Humanoid Shipments - 400 robots shipped in 2025 - 2026-01-09 - ENGINEAI appears in Omdia/Rest of World 2025 humanoid shipment estimates at 400 robots shipped in 2025. This row is a market-estimated shipme…
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