The PM01 is a lightweight, highly dynamic, open humanoid robot from EngineAI, unveiled in December 2024. Where the SE01 is a full-size industrial-leaning flagship, the PM01 is a compact, agile, developer-and-education-focused platform — EngineAI describes it as a "fully open universal embodied intelligent robot." It has been demonstrated performing athletic moves including running, front flips, and dance routines.
Price Range
The PM01 is positioned as an affordable, accessible developer platform. A robotics aggregator lists an estimate around $20,000 — consistent with EngineAI's low-cost positioning for its smaller robots (the SE01 launched in a ~$12,000–$30,000 band depending on version and promotion). Confirm current pricing directly with EngineAI.
| Basis | Figure |
|---|---|
| Aggregator estimate | ~$20,000 (indicative; verify with EngineAI) |
| Positioning | Affordable, open developer/education platform |
| Availability | Available; debuted alongside the SA01 and SE01 at CES 2025 |
Full Specifications
| Spec | Value (reported) |
|---|---|
| Height | ~1.38 m |
| Weight | ~40 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | ~24 |
| Movement speed | ~2 m/s |
| Waist | 320° rotation |
| Walking modes | Mechanical and "natural" humanoid gait |
| Compute | Dual-compute — Intel N97 (x86) plus NVIDIA Jetson Orin |
| AI / software | End-to-end neural network; advanced optical motion-capture training; fully open training/deployment code (ROS, MuJoCo, Isaac) |
| Demonstrated | Running, front flips, dance ("axe dance"), agile turns and squats |
Model Breakdown
The PM01 is EngineAI's lightweight, high-dynamic open platform — distinct from the flagship SE01, the education-focused SA01, and the heavy industrial T800. It targets exhibitions, demonstrations, scientific research, and developer training, emphasizing athletic motion and open tooling.
Buyer's Guide: What to Know
The PM01 is a developer/education platform with athletic flair. Its demonstrated front flips and dynamic moves make it a strong showcase and research robot — not an industrial worker.
Open code is central. Fully open training and deployment tooling (ROS/MuJoCo/Isaac) makes the PM01 well-suited to universities and developers studying locomotion and embodied AI.
It is compact. At 1.38 m and ~40 kg, the PM01 is built for accessibility and agility, not payload.
The 320° waist enables its agility. That rotation range underpins the complex motions EngineAI demonstrates.
PM01 vs Similar Robots
- PM01 vs AgiBot Lingxi X1: Both are affordable, compact, open developer humanoids; both target universities and makers.
- PM01 vs Unitree G1: Comparable compact research-class robots; the G1 has a very mature ecosystem, the PM01 emphasizes open code and dynamic motion.
- PM01 vs Booster T1: Both compact, developer-focused, athletically capable Chinese humanoids.
Source: EngineAI
