PM01
Lightweight, open general-purpose humanoid robot
Historical launch price
CN¥88,000
Reported press report · Jul 8, 2026
Key facts
Values reflect the public record
- Height
- Conflicting public values
- Weight
- About 42 kg including battery · About 43 kg including batteryManufacturer confirmed
- Payload
- No public data documented
- Degrees of freedom
- 23 · 24Manufacturer confirmed
- Runtime
- About 2 hours (Commercial and Education)Manufacturer confirmed
- Max speed
- >2 m/s (hardware support)Manufacturer confirmed
Canonical robot record
Overview
The PM01 is EngineAI's lightweight, highly dynamic humanoid robot, built as a fully open platform for embodied-intelligence research and development. EngineAI emphasizes its self-developed joint actuators and motion-control algorithms, which it says enable precise, stable, and agile full-body movement.
The robot is offered in a business edition and an education edition, the latter adding an onboard AI compute module and depth-camera sensing. EngineAI markets the PM01 as a general-purpose hardware platform, providing low-level hardware interfaces and code support so developers can train and deploy their own behaviors.
The company positions the PM01 for research, education, and commercial applications, highlighting its dynamic mobility, including its claim of being the first humanoid robot to perform a forward somersault.
RoboZaps maintains this record as part of its canonical robotics database. Specs are source-verified where linked; the record compares public facts across manufacturers rather than representing a single robot maker.
- Spec sources
- 3 linked
- Verification
- Conflicting evidence
- Deployment
- Paid Deployment
- Last verified
- Jul 8, 2026
Key Features
- Self-developed integrated joint actuators with high torque density for agile, dynamic motion
- Wide-range waist rotation enabling complex full-body movements
- Fully open platform with low-level hardware interfaces and code support for custom training and deployment
- Available in distinct business and education editions, with the education edition adding onboard AI compute and depth-camera perception
- Marketed as the first humanoid robot capable of a forward somersault
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Specifications
Grouped technical data with source detail available on demand.
14 documented values
Commercial
| List Price | USD 12,300 Commercial (CNY 88,000); USD 26,300 Education (CNY 188,000)Manufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 24, 2026 EngineAI (opens in a new tab) |
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| Availability Status | commercially_availableManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 24, 2026 EngineAI (opens in a new tab) |
Mechanics
| Degrees of Freedom | 23 · 24Manufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 24, 2026 EngineAI (opens in a new tab) |
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| Locomotion | BipedalManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 8, 2026 EngineAI |
Performance
| Max Speed | >2 m/s (hardware support)Manufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 8, 2026 EngineAI |
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| Payload Capacity | No public data documentedNo linked evidenceVerified Jul 24, 2026 EngineAI (opens in a new tab) |
| Reach | 1.44 m arm spanManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 8, 2026 EngineAI |
Physical
| Height | Manufacturer conflict: 1,380 mm page summary / 1,400 mm Commercial and Education tablesConflicting evidenceVerified Jul 24, 2026 EngineAI (opens in a new tab) |
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| Weight | About 42 kg including battery · About 43 kg including batteryManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 24, 2026 EngineAI (opens in a new tab) |
| Width | 536 mm Unverified |
| Depth | 253 mm Unverified |
Power
| Runtime | About 2 hours (Commercial and Education)Manufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 24, 2026 EngineAI (opens in a new tab) |
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Sensing
| Sensors | Two depth cameras (head and waist; Education Edition)Manufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 8, 2026 EngineAI |
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Software
| SDK Support | NoManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 8, 2026 EngineAI |
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Evidence & changelog
Sources behind this record and material corrections made over time.
Pricing evidence & history
CN¥88,000Historical launch price
Historical · Reported88,000 CNY launch price (~US$12,100), unified Business/Education editions until 2025-03-31
Observed Jul 8, 2026EngineAI via Newsfile (company press release) - tranche-3 verification
Sources
- EngineAI - tranche-3 verification · EngineAI — cites Reach, SDK Support, Sensors, Locomotion, Max Speed
- EngineAI PM01 (opens in a new tab) · EngineAI — cites Height, Weight, Degrees of Freedom, Payload Capacity, Battery Life
- EngineAI product purchase (opens in a new tab) · EngineAI — cites Availability Status, List Price
Record changelog
- Battery life: 2 hours changed to About 2 hours (Commercial and Education) · Jul 25, 2026
humanoid-robots-for-sale:pm-01:0debeb712ce4fba7: one-row-per-spec evidence reconciliation
- Dof: 23 (Business Edition) / 24 (Education Edition) changed to 23 · 24 · Jul 25, 2026
humanoid-robots-for-sale:pm-01:0debeb712ce4fba7: one-row-per-spec evidence reconciliation
- Weight: About 42 kg incl. battery (Business Edition); nearly 43 kg (Education Edition) changed to About 42 kg including battery · About 43 kg including battery · Jul 25, 2026
humanoid-robots-for-sale:pm-01:0debeb712ce4fba7: one-row-per-spec evidence reconciliation
- Height: 1400 mm (standing; 1400 x 535.55 x 252.66 mm) changed to Manufacturer conflict: 1,380 mm page summary / 1,400 mm Commercial and Education tables · Jul 25, 2026
humanoid-robots-for-sale:pm-01:0debeb712ce4fba7: one-row-per-spec evidence reconciliation
- Height: 138 cm changed to 1400 mm (standing; 1400 x 535.55 x 252.66 mm) · Jul 8, 2026
tranche-3 verification (corrected): Current official spec gives standing dimensions 1400(H) x 535.55(W) x 252.66(D) mm for both editions; the 1.38 m figure comes from the Dec 2024 launch release and t
- Weight: 40 kg changed to About 42 kg incl. battery (Business Edition); nearly 43 kg (Education Edition) · Jul 8, 2026
tranche-3 verification (corrected): Current official spec: 'Weight (including battery) About 42 kg' (Business) / 'nearly 43kg' (Education). The Dec 2024 launch release said ~40 kg; official current sp
- Degrees of Freedom: 24 changed to 23 (Business Edition) / 24 (Education Edition) · Jul 8, 2026
tranche-3 verification (corrected): Official spec tables: Total DOF 23 for the Business Edition, 24 for the Education Edition (5 per arm, 6 per leg, >300° waist). The launch press release quoted 24; a
- Max Speed: 2 m/s changed to >2 m/s (hardware support) · Jul 8, 2026
tranche-3 verification (corrected): Official spec states 'Movement speed ＞2m/s (Hardware Support)' — keep the '>' and the hardware-support qualifier. The Dec 2024 launch press release said 2 m/s.
- Sensors: Stereo depth cameras, 360° LiDAR, HD cameras changed to Two depth cameras (head and waist; Education Edition) · Jul 8, 2026
tranche-3 verification (corrected): Official spec lists perception sensors only for the Education Edition: two depth cameras (head and waist). No LiDAR and no separate HD cameras appear anywhere in th
