
EngineAI is a Shenzhen humanoid upstart flying the flag of affordability, low-price humanoids plus open source, betting on an "Android moment" for humanoid hardware.
Founded 2023 in Shenzhen (founder Zhao Tongyang, prior consumer-robot experience). Pragmatic early-stage funding (per public reports, tens of millions RMB range). Released the SE01 general humanoid at an aggressive public price in 2025 with partial open sourcing of hardware/software, drawing developer-community attention.
SE01 (affordable general humanoid), PM01 (developer-grade small humanoid). Mature joint solutions + open motion control; supply-chain integration over full-stack R&D; targets universities, developers and SMEs, the long tail.
The affordability camp's representative (similar in spirit to Unitree's G1 but more focused on the long tail). Risks: gross margin versus R&D sustainability.
