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SE01 vs Reflex in 2026

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

Key differences

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

SE01 is at the research stage; Reflex at the pilot stage.

Attribute	SE01 View full model page →	Reflex View full model page →
Manufacturer	EngineAI	Reflex Robotics
Form factor	humanoid	humanoid
Maturity	research	pilot
Autonomy	◐ not independently verified	—
Availability	internal-onlyenterprise	internal-onlyenterprise
Price	$12,000-$26,000 (analyst estimate)	$50,000 (manufacturer target)
Capability claims	Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)	—
Brain	—	—
Verified deployments	1EngineAI	1Reflex Robotics
Privacy practices	—	—
Sources on file	6	11

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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.

Reflex

Reflex Robotics' Reflex is a wheeled mobile-manipulator humanoid for warehouse and logistics operations: a sub-2-foot wheeled base, dual arms (25 pounds per arm, 50 pounds combined), an adjustable spine reaching floor to high shelf, a 16-plus-hour battery, and swappable three-finger grippers with suction. The verified-vs-claimed point is the autonomy posture: Reflex is designed for teleoperated deployment with a learning-from-demonstrations path toward autonomy, not an autonomous worker today.

DEPLOY records it at pilot maturity with one verified deployment. As industrial and logistics equipment it has no consumer price, and its wheeled base distinguishes it from the bipedal-humanoid cohort.

Common questions

How do SE01 and Reflex differ?

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

What is the difference between SE01 and Reflex?

SE01 and Reflex 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.

Is SE01 or Reflex more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither SE01 nor Reflex 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 Reflex?

SE01 and Reflex each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).

Recent coverage

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EngineAI opens Shenzhen T800 factory producing one humanoid robot every 15 minutesSE01 · Ben Smith, Deploy Editor · 2026-06-20
What Is a Humanoid Robot? [2026] - RoboZapsSE01 · Google News · 2026-06-10

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