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SE01 vs Ameca in 2026

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

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Ameca is further along: at the commercial stage versus SE01 at the research stage, as of 2026.

  • SE01 has the lower recorded price.
  • Ameca has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1).
  • SE01 is at the research stage; Ameca at the commercial stage.
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EngineAI SE01 campus long-distance walking test
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Ameca (Engineered Arts). Image by Willy Jackson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata Q114350510). Re-hosted on the DEPLOY blob store from the Commons original.
AmecaView full model page →
ManufacturerEngineAIEngineered Arts
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturityresearchcommercial
Autonomy◐ not independently verified—
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterpriseshipping-nowshipping
Price$12,000-$26,000 (analyst estimate)$250,000 (actual sale price)
Capability claims
  • Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)
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Brain——
Verified deployments1EngineAI2Engineered Arts, Engineered Arts
Privacy practices——
Sources on file613

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Editorial summaries

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

How do SE01 and Ameca differ?
On DEPLOY's record, Ameca is further along: at the commercial stage versus SE01 at the research stage, as of 2026. SE01 has the lower recorded price. Ameca has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1). SE01 is at the research stage; Ameca at the commercial stage.
What is the difference between SE01 and Ameca?
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 is cheaper, SE01 or Ameca?
SE01 has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Ameca. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.
Is SE01 or Ameca more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither SE01 nor Ameca has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.
Which has more verified deployments, SE01 or Ameca?
Ameca has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than SE01 (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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