~$12,000 (China)Launched in December 2024 at ¥88,000 (a limited-time price through March 31, 2025). The EDU edition was ¥188,000. Higher in US resale.

AvailableRL walkingFront flipCheap research humanoidOpen SDK

Weeks+Shipping: Weeks. Sold by EngineAI and resellers. Typically ships from China.

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Overview

EngineAI's agile, mid-size developer humanoid, launched in December 2024. Its front-flip video in 2025 made it a viral rival to Unitree G1. Aimed at universities and developers who want a programmable platform below G1 EDU prices.

Specifications

Category	Bipeds · Bigger reference platforms
Released	2024
Availability	Available
Programmability	Full SDK
Best for	Professionals & labs
Vision sensors	Camera, Depth camera, Lidar
Actuators	Brushless / direct-drive motors
Audio	Unknown
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed, NVIDIA Jetson
Balance type	RL walking
Height	140 cm
Weight	~44 kg (2026 edition, with battery)
Compute	8-core CPU + NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16 GB
Speed	>2 m/s (hardware-supported)
DOF	24
Sensors	Two wide-FOV binocular cameras (head and waist), IMU, 3D lidar on navigation edition
Balance	RL policies. Famous for the first front flip by a mid-size electric humanoid (early 2025).
SDK	Open-source RL training and deployment code (ROS-based framework)