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EngineAI SE01 vs Ameca in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

  • Ameca has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1).
  • EngineAI SE01 is at the research stage; Ameca at the commercial stage.
Attribute
EngineAI SE01 campus long-distance walking test
EngineAI SE01View full model page →
Watch Ameca the humanoid robot in its FIRST public demo
AmecaView full model page →
ManufacturerEngineAIEngineered Arts
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturityresearchcommercial
Autonomy——
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterpriseshipping-nowshipping
PriceNot announced$250,000 (actual sale price)
Capability claims——
Brain——
Verified deployments1EngineAI2Computer History Museum, Museum of the Future
Privacy practices——
Sources on file611

Editorial summaries

EngineAI SE01

EngineAI's SE01 (from EngineAI, Shenzhen) is a 32-degree-of-freedom research humanoid noted for a neural-network natural-gait walking demonstration. DEPLOY records it at research maturity with no verified deployments: the natural-gait footage is demonstration material, not evidence of autonomous deployment, and DEPLOY cap-flags aggregator framing of SE01 as 'autonomous' or commercially deployed. As a smaller-maker research platform it has no consumer price.

Ameca

Ameca, from UK-based Engineered Arts, is the famous expressive humanoid: 61 actuated movements (27 DoF head/face plus 34 DoF upper body), 50+ facial expressions, and conversational AI via the Tritium software with LLM and speech integration (Generation 3 shown at ICRA 2025). It is a stationary communication and showpiece robot, not a mobile general-purpose worker. It is commercially offered for purchase and rental at about $250,000. The expressiveness and conversation are real; what it is not is a walking, working humanoid.

Common questions

What is the difference between EngineAI SE01 and Ameca?
EngineAI SE01 and Ameca are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Which has more verified deployments, EngineAI SE01 or Ameca?
Ameca has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than EngineAI SE01 (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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