EngineAI SE01

What it's for

The SE01 is a full-size humanoid from Shenzhen: 170 cm, 55 kg and 32 degrees of freedom, which the manufacturer says has China's first "natural", human-like gait, at speeds of up to 2 m/s. That sentence is the key to what the SE01 is best at - showing off and studying gait. In the data, the listed uses are demonstrations and research, and the customers are researchers and industry.

At shows, for example at robotics trade fairs, a natural gait does best because it draws attention. It is similar in the laboratory (laboratories) and at the university (universities): a team studying bipedal locomotion or teaching a robot to walk gets a platform with the stature of an adult, not a toy-sized miniature.

For physical work - lifting, order picking in a warehouse (warehouses), assembly in a factory (factories) - data is missing: the manufacturer does not give payload, battery capacity, runtime, sensors or onboard computer. So it is not known whether the SE01 can lift anything beyond its own arms. Hiring a robot for a show is covered in “Renting a Humanoid Robot for an Event”. The context of the category is explained in “How Does a Humanoid Robot Work”.

Who it's for

Yes: for laboratories and research teams that want a full-size locomotion platform, and for event and marketing companies looking for a "wow" effect - provided you can get in touch with the manufacturer. Yes for analysts tracking Chinese humanoids, because EngineAI is a company with more than $200 million in funding and an IPO filing in Hong Kong (EngineAI Robotics).

No: for companies looking for a robot to work on the shop floor. Without payload, runtime and price you cannot calculate a return on investment, and availability in Poland is not confirmed. Not for small plants - cobots (cobots) will serve them better. And not for anyone who relies on a single source: information about the SE01 comes mainly from a Wikipedia entry, not from the manufacturer's site or an independent test, so treat it as preliminary. Check “How to Read a Robot Datasheet” before you trust numbers with no source.

Deployments

The data lists only demonstrations and research uses. There are no confirmed distributors in the country.

From the world of Chinese manufacturers: the EngineAI T800 is entering industrial production, the Unitree H2 is available in Poland, and the Galbot G1 works in shops in China. Anyone starting out with humanoids will find an overview in “Humanoid Robots in Factories 2026”.

A few options, depending on what you miss in the SE01.

EngineAI PM01 - the smaller "brother" from the same company: 140 cm, 44.5 kg, 24 DOF, about $12,000 (about 46,500 PLN (≈ EUR 10,660 at NBP rate 4.3641 of 21 October 2026) in our catalog), battery life around 2 hours; a clear price and clear data.

EngineAI T800 - EngineAI's industrial humanoid (173 cm, about $40,500), which according to a June 2026 report entered production in Shenzhen at a pace of one unit about every 15 minutes.

Unitree G1 - about 52,300 PLN (≈ EUR 11,980) in our catalog, available in Poland; smaller (132 cm), but easy to buy.

Unitree H2 - 180 cm, 70 kg, 31 DOF, about 115,900 PLN (≈ EUR 26,560), successor to the H1; much of the data needs confirming, but it is available in Poland.

Booster T1 - the champion platform at RoboCup 2025 AdultSize (118 cm, up to 5 m/s), a good pick if you are interested in locomotion and robot sport.

EngineAI Robotics is a Shenzhen company founded in 2023. The data has no release date for the SE01; what is known is that it arose alongside the smaller PM01 (2024) as the full-size variant. In June 2026 the manufacturer started industrial production of the T800 at a new factory in Shenzhen - one unit about every 15 minutes. The company has raised more than $200 million and in April 2026 filed for an IPO in Hong Kong, and its valuation is estimated at $1.5 billion (EngineAI Robotics).

Against the competition (“Chinese Humanoid Robots”), the SE01 is today a showcase and research model; what happens next will show whether it also reaches serial sale.