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EngineAI

EngineAI PM01

Name: EngineAI PM01
Brand: EngineAI

A 54-inch, 88-pound biped on sale since December 2024, priced at 88,000 yuan in both commercial and education versions. Compute is a dual-chip stack pairing an Intel N97 with an NVIDIA Jetson Orin, and EngineAI publishes operation, training and deployment code for both targets. Sold to developers, educators and integrators; no consumer product line has been announced.

PriceNot confirmed see pricing noteRetail price not tracked

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level II.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyCopes with everyday clutter and frees itself, shown by independent testing.
IIIConditional AutonomyFinishes whole jobs in familiar spaces; struggles at the edges.
To reach Level IIIMost sessions finish without intervention. Rescue is occasional, not routine.
IIAssisted AutonomyThis robot

EngineAI PM01 runs preset routines on its own, and the owner is its recovery system.

Navigation and control

Autonomous bipedal locomotion; assumed LiDAR or camera-based obstacle detection
Why this level
- Bipedal locomotion with integrated sensors supports autonomous movement in structured environments.
- Teleoperation capability not yet confirmed; if present as a fallback mode, classification remains Level II.
- No multi-task generalization documented.
- Classified at Level II, Assisted Autonomy.
4 sources reviewed
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Provisional4 sources reviewed

Enough has been reviewed to classify, but gaps remain across source types.

Sources reviewed

Longitudinal signal2 sourcesReviewed

Robovations dated log for this robot: 3 tracked entries spanning ~7 months.

Specification sources2 sourcesReviewed

Pages the published specifications were read from.

Monitoring record2 sourcesReviewed

Sources behind the tracker entries following this robot.

Also monitored, nothing listed yet

Manufacturer documentationPending

Launch announcement, published pricing and reseller listings covering the December 2024 release. EngineAI publishes no full specification sheet; dimensions and mass are taken from trade coverage of the launch.

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Not consumer-ready.

One question: what does buying this robot today walk you into? The state is computed from the record, and recomputed daily.

Not consumer-readyThis robot

EngineAI PM01 ships to commercial and research buyers, not to households.

The readiness scale measures household purchase timing, so no tier applies. A consumer version reaching general availability would start the clock.

On the record

Shipping since December 2024 · 21 months on the market
4 sources reviewed

The scale, for reference

Ready NowAssessed, with a clean record on file. A successor may be shipping; the page says so when it is.
New to MarketOn sale under 90 days; the ownership record is still forming.
WaitA successor is announced and has not shipped; re-read the decision when it arrives.
Known IssuesDocumented problems stand on the record; read the case before buying.

How we assess readiness →

Pre-Consumer Assessment

How this projection was reached

49of 100

Concept StageAt or above 10% of the 87 robots we assess before release

SpeculativeConceptPlausiblePromisingReady

The hatched tail is unreachable by construction. A projection does not publish as a full mark, because the evidence that settles it does not exist yet: whether the thing ships and works in ordinary use. Those 10 points are what shipping has to earn.

The reading

Compact platform with developer-focused messaging and mid-tier pricing. Engineering plausibility is moderate; the main uncertainties are production readiness and support structure for research customers. No consumer or broad commercial intent documented.

Still open

Published payload or lifting capacity for the arms; degrees of freedom and joint torque are stated, a rated payload is not
Battery capacity and runtime under continuous locomotion and manipulation
Teleoperation fallback mode, if present, and its autonomy implications
Repair, service and spare-parts availability outside China
Thermal behavior of the dual-chip compute stack under sustained load

Three signals the number rests onweighted, then capped49What can be judged before anyone owns one.

Track Record35% of the assessment35

What this asks

Has this maker shipped what it demoed before, on schedule, with the promised capability?

Engineering35% of the assessment57

What this asks

Are the demonstrated capabilities achievable in shipping form, or do they need breakthroughs not in evidence?

Demo Match30% of the assessment57

What this asks

What has been shown to work, against what is claimed in marketing.

Published beside the numbernever averaged inWhat the maker has disclosed, not what has been judged.

Readinessnot in the number40

What this asks

Ship-date specificity, pricing transparency, distribution and regulatory status. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

Disclosurenot in the number55

What this asks

How much of the product is disclosed. Higher means fewer fundamental unknowns remain. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

middle half of the pre-release setits medianthis robot

Not a Robovations Scorethe two never convert into each other

This is a projection from pre-shipping signals, not a measurement. When the robot ships, the assessment is archived, a first Robovations Score is computed from the field record, and the change is logged on the tracker rather than appearing as a new number.

Read the pre-release method →

FIT CHECK

Will the EngineAI PM01 fit your scenario?

Describe your scenario using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the EngineAI PM01 is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Where it operates

Primary tasks

Supervision needs

Timeline

A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Manufacturer-published figures, measured against every humanoid robot we track.

Dimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-published

FootprintThe width, depth and height of the robot itself, without its dock.: 21.3 × 9.9 in · 54.3 in tall•
WeightThe robot alone, without its dock, as the maker states it.: 88.2 lbs
Wi-FiThe bands the robot can join; many models need a 2.4 GHz network to set up.: Supported
Degrees of Freedom: 24•
Max speed: 4.5 mph•

Where it lands · ranked across 60 humanoid robotsThis robotMedianTypical range

RuntimeThe maker's stated running time on one charge, at a standard setting.120min

60 min720 min

Near median

Charge timeTime from empty to full on the dock, as the maker states it.120min

9 min480 min

Near median

WeightThe robot alone, without its dock, as the maker states it.88.2lbs

26.46 lbs212.3+ lbs

Below median

Position shows where the figure sits across the tracked category, not a quality judgment.

Official referencesProduct page

RECORD

How the assessment has moved.

Every announcement, release and reassessment behind the current classification.

Coming soon

Just launched

Active updates

Settled

Discontinued

Aug 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment revised 44 → 49
Jul 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment recorded at 44 of 100
Feb 2025 · DemoFront-flip demo establishes bipedal agility benchmark
Dec 2024 · AnnouncementUnveiled as compact developer humanoid at $12,000 to $14,000

Common questions

What people actually ask.

5 answered

OperationWhat is the EngineAI PM01 designed for?

Mobile manipulation research and developer prototyping. Integrated compute suggests middleware and algorithm testing. Not marketed as a finished product for specific tasks.

OperationWhen will the PM01 be available for purchase?

It has been shipping since December 2024. EngineAI priced the commercial and education versions at 88,000 yuan and opened orders with a stated window closing 31 March 2025, and a US reseller lists the EDU model for domestic delivery. A consumer product line has not been announced.

OperationCan the PM01 be teleoperated if autonomous tasks fail?

Documentation not available. Teleoperation capability, if present, would cap autonomy classification at Level II.

OperationWhat is the computing platform (CPU/GPU)?

The PM01 runs a dual-chip architecture pairing an Intel N97 x86 processor with an NVIDIA Jetson Orin module, which EngineAI describes as supporting cross-platform algorithm deployment. Operation, training and deployment code is published for both targets.

OperationDoes the PM01 work with ROS or standard robotics middleware?

EngineAI ships the PM01 as an open-source platform and provides basic operation code, training code and deployment code for both the x86 and the Jetson Orin targets, explicitly to support secondary development. Named support for a specific middleware release, ROS included, is not stated in its public materials.

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EngineAI PM01

Will the EngineAI PM01 fit your scenario?

The full spec sheet.

How the assessment has moved.

What people actually ask.

Other humanoid robots we have classified.

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Reference the EngineAI PM01 classification.

Three ways to keep going.

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