EngineAI (Zhongqing Robotics), founded in 2022 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, develops legged and humanoid robots powered by its proprietary SEED multimodal foundation model. Its product line spans humanoid robots (PM01, SE01, SA01, S2 and the mass-produced T800) and quadruped robots (JS01), aimed at building an open, integrated embodied-AI ecosystem. EngineAI operates a factory targeting high-volume humanoid production. The company has raised well over $160 million across multiple rounds: an earlier $27.5M Pre-Series A led by Stone Venture, roughly $139M across A1/A2 rounds with backers including JD.com, CATL Capital, Tsinghua Holdings Capital, Baidu Ventures, XPeng and Rocket Capital, and a $200M Series B in April 2026 that pushed its valuation above RMB 10 billion ($1.4 billion).
EngineAI
ActiveLegged and humanoid robots powered by the SEED multimodal model
Total raised
$139M
1 round
Stage
Series A1
Jul 2025
Team
201-500
since 2022
Pricing
Enterprise
Founded
2022
Shenzhen, China
Agent-ready
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T800 mass-produced humanoid robot
SEED multimodal foundation model
Bipedal humanoid robot lineup (PM01, SE01, SA01, S2)
JS01 quadruped robot
High-volume robot manufacturing factory
Open embodied-AI ecosystem
Legged locomotion control
Whole-body motion learning
25/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Jul 2025 Series A1 $139M ● JD.com
Capital network
$166M raised ·9 backers·8 network links
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- What does EngineAI make?
- Bipedal humanoid and quadruped robots powered by its SEED multimodal foundation model, including the mass-produced T800.
- Where is EngineAI based?
- Shenzhen, China; it was founded in 2022.
- How much has EngineAI raised?
- Over $160 million across multiple rounds, including a ~$139M Series A1 in 2025 and a ~$200M Series B in 2026.
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