Engine AI, full name Shenzhen EngineAI Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. (Simplified Chinese: 深圳市众擎机器人科技有限公司) is a humanoid robot company in the People's Republic of China. The company was established in October 2023. The founder and chairman of the company is Zhao Tongyang[1][2].

History

The founder of EngineAI Robotics is Zhao Tongyang, who had already worked in the related industry for eight years before establishing Shenzhen EngineAI Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. in October 2023[2]. In 2012, Zhao Tongyang started a business in IoT devices and later invested his first pot of gold into bipedal humanoid robots in 2016[2]. After 2018, Zhao shifted his focus to quadruped robots and co-founded Shenzhen Pengxing Intelligent Research Co., Ltd. with XPeng Motors to continue research in the field of robotics[2]. Subsequently, Zhao Tongyang took his intellectual property out of Pengxing Intelligent and founded Shenzhen EngineAI Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.[2], with its headquarters located in the Shenzhen Bay Innovation and Technology Center in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China[3]. The core team of EngineAI Robotics also largely comes from XPeng's robotics team, "Pengxing Intelligent Robotics"[4].

In July 2024, EngineAI launched its first bipedal robot, SA01, with a retail price of 38,500 RMB. In October of the same year, EngineAI released its first full-size general-purpose humanoid robot, SE01[5], which made its debut at the "Setting Sail 2025" CCTV New Year's Gala. The robot stands 170 cm tall, weighs 55 kg, has 32 degrees of freedom, and can walk at a speed of 2 meters per second. It is capable of performing actions such as squatting, grasping, running, and jumping. The robot uses an end-to-end artificial neural network to optimize its gait performance, enabling it to take large strides instead of small steps, which is particularly challenging for bipedal robots[3][6]. In December of the same year, EngineAI launched the general-purpose humanoid robot PM01, which stands 138 cm tall[3].

On February 23, 2025[7], EngineAI Robotics released a video showing its humanoid robot performing the world's first front flip[8].

References

  1. ^ "ENGINEAI众擎机器人官方网站 - 关于我们". www.engineai.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e 腾讯网 (2025-01-02). "机器人大咖说｜众擎机器人创始人赵同阳：人形机器人会像手机一样改变时代，十年内可走进千家万户_腾讯新闻". news.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  3. ^ a b c "这个机器人新年迈开"新步伐"". 深圳政府在线. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-02-24 – via 深圳特区报.
  4. ^ 腾讯网 (2025-01-12). "深圳人形机器人行走视频走红，步态震惊英伟达科学家，成本低于10万_腾讯新闻". news.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  5. ^ "全球首例：深圳众擎完成机器人前空翻特技 - IT之家". www.ithome.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  6. ^ 腾讯网 (2025-01-12). "深圳人形机器人行走视频走红，步态震惊英伟达科学家，成本低于10万_腾讯新闻". news.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  7. ^ 赵卫华 (2025-02-24). "全球首例：深圳众擎完成机器人前空翻特技，网友：起猛了！机器人都会前空翻了". 中国科技网. Retrieved 2025-02-24 – via 科技日报.
  8. ^ "人形机器人再获突破 全球首例机器人前空翻特技在深圳"翻"出". www.stdaily.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
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