Robot model
PM01
The PM01 is EngineAI's compact humanoid robot designed for commercial and educational use.
- Manufacturer
- EngineAI
- Form factor
- humanoid
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 2
- Website
- en.engineai.com.cn ↗
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies PM01, a humanoid by EngineAI (commercial): 2 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
The PM01 is EngineAI's compact humanoid robot designed for commercial and educational use. At 1.38m tall and 40kg, it features 24 degrees of freedom, 320-degree waist rotation, and a movement speed of 2 m/s. Built on X86 architecture with NVIDIA Jetson Orin modules, it supports cross-platform algorithm deployment and open-source development. Priced at ~$25,000.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Height
Weight
DoF
Speed
Waist rotation
Computing
Price
Use case
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Accountability: EngineAI has a Claim Integrity of 100% (2 of 2 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for PM01. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (2)
- PM01 at China, Asiaoperational
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
Commercial product — available for purchase in this market.
PM01 on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere PM01 is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 18, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at China, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Safety record
No incidents on record for PM01.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for PM01.Recent coverage
PM01 in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning PM01 from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Humanoid Robot Manufacturer EngineAI Is Said to File for Hong Kong IPO - Bloomberg
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China's compact humanoid robot shows off balance and flips - Fox News
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China’s compact humanoid robot demonstrates human-like balance - VnExpress International
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This new compact humanoid from China literally gets up from flat on its back and it looks exactly like a human - supercarblondie.com
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EngineAI Showcases Ultra Agile Robot - Interesting Engineering
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EngineAI’s agile humanoid stuns with advanced stability and control - Interesting Engineering
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Terrifying Humanoid Robots Are Now Patrolling The Streets Of China - bgr.com
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China to send world’s first humanoid robot into space - VnExpress International
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China: World’s first robot astronaut for space exploration program - Interesting Engineering
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First Humanoid Robot Astronaut Coming!EngineAI × Interstellor Launch Humanoid Robot Space Exploration Program - Pandaily
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Chinese firm launches effort to send humanoid robot into space - CnEVPost
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EngineAI's CEO-kicking, combat-ready humanoid robots dazzle CES 2026 - Interesting Engineering
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/engineai-pm01.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/a4f492c8-3df7-40b9-89ca-7923e65e73f1
- Revision history: /models/engineai-pm01/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
PM01 draws attention at the 36th percentile but verifies reality at the 59th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap -22.1, 85th widest among humanoids.
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 6, 2026