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SE01 vs Adam in 2026

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

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, SE01 has more verified real-world deployments (1 versus 0) than Adam as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

  • SE01 has the lower recorded price.
  • SE01 has more verified real-world deployments (1 vs 0).
Attribute
EngineAI SE01 campus long-distance walking test
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Adam | Unity
AdamView full model page →
ManufacturerEngineAIPNDbotics
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturityresearchresearch
Autonomy◐ not independently verified◐ not independently verified
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterprisepreorder-openpreorder
Price$12,000-$26,000 (analyst estimate)$45,000 (manufacturer target)
Capability claims
  • Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)
  • Picks and packs (claimed-only, claimed)
Brain——
Verified deployments1EngineAI0
Privacy practices——
Sources on file67

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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.

Adam

Adam, from China's PNDbotics, is a full-size humanoid (~1.6-1.67 m, ~60-63 kg) in several variants (Adam Lite, Adam/Adam SP, the teleop/research Adam-U, Adam Pro), with quasi-direct-drive actuators and five-finger hands. The research-focused Adam-U is offered to research institutions on pre-order at about $45,000; other variants have no published consumer price.

DEPLOY classifies its maturity as research. A China deployment partnership (Tianyong) is stated, not yet a verified deployment.

Common questions

How do SE01 and Adam differ?
On DEPLOY's record, SE01 has more verified real-world deployments (1 versus 0) than Adam as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source. SE01 has the lower recorded price. SE01 has more verified real-world deployments (1 vs 0).
What is the difference between SE01 and Adam?
SE01 and Adam 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 Adam?
SE01 has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Adam. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.
Is SE01 or Adam more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither SE01 nor Adam 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 Adam?
SE01 has more verified deployments (1) on the DEPLOY registry than Adam (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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