EngineAI CEO bravely proves its T800 humanoid robot can really kick like Jackie Chan
EngineAI has released a video on X to counter social media complaints about the genuineness of its video showcasing the company's recently announced T800 general-purpose robot. To counter deniers, CEO Zhao Tongyang suited up in thick padding to take kicks from his humanoid in a newly posted tweet.
The T800 was announced on December 2, 2025, as a 1.73 m tall (5 ft. 8 in.) humanoid robot with a magnesium-aluminum-alloy body, possessing a total of 29 degrees of freedom across all of its major joints and 7 degrees of freedom per hand.
The 75 kg (165 lbs.) robot is powered by a modular solid-state lithium battery, with a runtime of up to 4 hours, according to the company. Each leg motor can generate a maximum torque of 450 N⋅m (332 lb⋅ft), thanks to a peak joint power of 14 kW, while each hand has a payload capacity of 5 kg (11 lbs.) with tactile sensors.
The T800 uses a 360-degree omnidirectional LIDAR sensor to avoid people and objects while moving at up to 3 m/s (9.8 ft/s). An Intel N97 CPU coupled with an Nvidia AGX Orin 64GB AI module powers the humanoid while it performs martial arts kicks or works in industrial settings such as warehouses.
The EngineAI T800 robot is priced starting at 180,000 yuan (~$25k) for the Base model. An Ecosystem model that is open-source sells for $33k, a Pro model with an upgraded processor sells for $38.5k, and the flagship Max model sells for $50k. A $700 deposit on the pre-order page on JD.com secures the robot for delivery in June 2026.
The company also just closed additional Series A1+ and A2 funding rounds after initially raising one billion yuan (~$140 million) to fund its team of more than 150 project engineers.
