Facts

• Segment: Humanoid
• Country: China
• Founded: 2023
• Website: https://en.engineai.com.cn

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Products
• Facts
• Funding
• Investors
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Operations / Deployments
• Team
• Relationships
• Context tags
• Customers and deployments
• Record / Articles
• Sources

Summary

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 Proprietary humanoid robotics platforms (PM01, SE01, T800, SA01).

• Capability: Development of full-size and lightweight humanoid platforms High-mobility bipedal locomotion systems Integrated perception and onboard compute configurations
• Strategic position: Humanoid builder pursuing commercialization via multiple platform tiers Positioned to iterate quickly within Shenzhen hardware supply chains

Products

• PM01
• SA01
• SE01
• T800

Facts

• Website: https://en.engineai.com.cn
• HQ: Shenzhen, China
• Founded: 2023
• Segment: Humanoid
• Funding total: $479M
• Known funding rounds: 2
• Latest funding date: 2026-04-09

Funding

• 2026-04-09 - Series B - $200M - EngineAI completes $200 million Series B at valuation above RMB 10 billion - source: stcn.com
• 2026-01-06 - A1+ and A2 rounds - EngineAI completes A1+ and A2 financing rounds - source: engineai.com.cn

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…
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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 qu…
• 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.
• 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.
• 2024-12-24 - Product Launch - EngineAI launches PM01 humanoid robot - • EngineAI launched the PM01 humanoid robot on December 24, 2024.
• 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.
• 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.

Operations / Deployments

• 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.

Team

• Zhao Tongyang - Founder & CEO / Chairman

Relationships

• Strategic investor - CATL Capital participated as a strategic investor in EngineAI financing.
• Strategic collaboration - EngineAI said it had strategic collaborations with Tencent to advance humanoid robotics applications.
• Strategic collaboration - EngineAI said it had strategic collaborations with ByteDance to advance humanoid robotics applications.
• Strategic collaboration - EngineAI said it had strategic collaborations with Amazon to advance humanoid robotics applications.
• Strategic collaboration - EngineAI said it had strategic collaborations with NVIDIA to advance humanoid robotics applications.
• Pre-A++ lead investor - Rockets Capital, backed by XPeng, led EngineAI Pre-A++ financing round.
• A1 lead investor - JD.com spearheaded EngineAI A1 financing round.

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

• 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…
• 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 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…

Record / Articles

• 2026-04-12 - China’s humanoid push is moving into production - Output, capacity, and supply chains are starting to take shape across the stack - Korthos: /research/china-s-humanoid-push-is-moving-into-production
• 2025-07-16 - EngineAI raises $139M after PM01 performs world's first all-electric humanoid front flip - The Shenzhen-based humanoid company secured backing from XPENG and CATL Capital following its PM01 dynamic demonstr…