Facts

• Company: ENGINEAI
• Product type: Humanoid
• Status: commercial
• Website: https://en.engineai.com.cn

Profile sections

• Summary
• Overview
• Market context
• Audience
• Workflow
• Capability
• Deployment environment
• Positioning tags
• Specifications
• Tags
• Record / Articles
• Timeline / Research
• Comparable Systems
• Sources

Summary

SA01 is ENGINEAI humanoid robot platform for research and applied embodied intelligence. It is part of the company broader family of full-stack robot products for testing motion, interaction and AI-driven task execution.

Overview

SA01 is ENGINEAI humanoid robot platform for research and applied embodied intelligence. It is part of the company broader family of full-stack robot products for testing motion, interaction and AI-driven task execution.

Market context

ENGINEAI SA01 is a bipedal humanoid developer platform focused on locomotion, whole-body control and research use.

• Target environment: Research labs, developer environments and controlled humanoid testing spaces.
• Workflow context: Bipedal locomotion, whole-body control, humanoid research and developer experimentation.
• Deployment model: Developer humanoid platform for robotics teams working on bipedal control and embodied AI.
• Commercial maturity: Public developer humanoid product for locomotion and whole-body-control research.
• Adoption constraints: Requires robotics development capability, controlled test environments and task-specific software work.
• Market position: Developer humanoid platform for bipedal locomotion, whole-body control and embodied AI research.
• Adjacent products: Research and developer robot for controlled humanoid testing environments.

Audience

Developers

Workflow

Bipedal locomotion, whole-body control, humanoid research and developer experimentation.

Capability

Whole-body control, Bipedal locomotion

Deployment environment

Research labs, developer environments and controlled humanoid testing spaces.

Positioning tags

• Audience: Developers
• Workflow: Bipedal locomotion, whole-body control, humanoid research and developer experimentation.
• Capability: Whole-body control, Bipedal locomotion
• Deployment environment: Research labs, developer environments and controlled humanoid testing spaces.

Specifications

• Total Dof: 12 DoF
• Weight Kg: nearly 40 kg
• Dimensions: Standing dimensions nearly 1350 mm × 250 mm × 350 mm
• Max Speed Mps: about 1 m/s
• Peak Joint Torque Nm: 160 Nm
• Battery: 15Ah / 54.6V quick-swap lithium battery pack
• Battery Capacity Wh: 819 Wh
• Runtime Hours: over 2 hours
• Payload Kg: 10-15 kg
• Operating Temperature C: -20 to 55 C
• Sensors Summary: High-precision IMU for attitude sensing and balance control
• Actuation: Self-developed integrated joint modules and S160 motors

Tags

• Peer Group: Humanoid research platform, Developer humanoid platform
• Capability: Whole-body control, Bipedal locomotion
• Deployment Environment: Research lab
• Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
• Commercial Stage: Developer platform

Record / Articles

• 2026-04-12 - Note - China’s humanoid push is moving into production
• 2025-07-16 - Article - EngineAI raises $139M after PM01 performs world's first all-electric humanoid front flip

Timeline / Research

• 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.

Comparable Systems

• N2 - Noetix Robotics (松延动力) - Humanoid
• MagicBot Z1 - MagicLab - Anthropomorphic Biped
• E1 - Noetix Robotics (松延动力) - Humanoid
• TORO (TOrque-controlled humanoid RObot) - DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics - Anthropomorphic Biped
• Haribit - HARIBIT - Anthropomorphic Biped
• LimX Oli - LimX Dynamics - Humanoid Platform
• H2 - Unitree - Humanoid
• G1 - Unitree - Humanoid