Summary:

 

PM01 is a compact, highly agile humanoid robot developed by Shenzhen-based EngineAI Robotics. Designed for researchers, educators, and developers, it offers open-source flexibility, real-time motion control, and modular hardware expansion. With a starting price under $14,000, PM01 is one of the most accessible humanoid platforms on the market.

 

Editorial:

 

The PM01 doesn’t try to be flashy—it tries to be useful. At just 1.38 meters tall and 40 kilograms, it’s built for labs, classrooms, and service environments where adaptability matters more than spectacle. EngineAI’s decision to make PM01 fully open-source signals a shift in the humanoid robotics landscape: from proprietary black boxes to collaborative testbeds.

 

Its dual-chip architecture—Intel N97 CPU paired with NVIDIA Jetson Orin—enables high-performance AI inference and real-time control. Researchers can plug in external sensors, vision modules, and even laser radar via USB and RJ45 ports. Whether you’re training reinforcement learning models or testing human-robot interaction, PM01 is ready to participate.

 

At the 2024 World Robot Conference, PM01 drew attention not for its size or strength, but for its gait. It walked with fluidity, rotated its waist 320 degrees, and responded to voice prompts with surprising nuance. In a market dominated by closed systems and six-figure price tags, PM01 offers something rare: openness, affordability, and motion that feels human.

 

Specifications:

 

| Attribute | Value |

|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|

| Model Name | PM01 |

| Developer | EngineAI Robotics (Shenzhen, China) |

| Launch Date | December 2024 |

| Height | 1.38 meters |

| Weight | 40 kilograms |

| Degrees of Freedom | 24 |

| Torque Density | 130 N·m/kg (peak) |

| Walking Speed | 2 m/s |

| Waist Rotation | 320 degrees |

| AI Architecture | Intel N97 CPU + NVIDIA Jetson Orin GPU |

| Software | Open-source AI framework with ROS, RL support |

| Interfaces | USB, RJ45 (expandable hardware ports) |

| Applications | Research, education, service robotics, automation |

| Price | Starting at $13,700 USD