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SE01 vs Phoenix in 2026

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

Key differences

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

  • Phoenix has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1).
  • SE01 is at the research stage; Phoenix at the pilot stage.
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EngineAI SE01 campus long-distance walking test
SE01View full model page →
Sanctuary AI Phoenix humanoid robot manipulating objects on a table during a timed demonstration. Still from the official Sanctuary AI video "Phoenix at Human-Equivalent Speed" (2024).
PhoenixView full model page →
ManufacturerEngineAISanctuary AI
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturityresearchpilot
Autonomy◐ not independently verified◐ not independently verified
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterpriseannounced-no-dateannounced
Price$12,000-$26,000 (analyst estimate)Not announced
Capability claims
  • Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)
  • Picks and packs (teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-once)
Brain—
Verified deployments1EngineAI2Sanctuary AI, Sanctuary AI
Privacy practices——
Sources on file617

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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.

Phoenix

Phoenix is an emerging-stage research humanoid from Sanctuary AI, the Canadian company (Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert) pursuing a cognitive-architecture approach distinct from foundation-model peers. There is no consumer product, price, or availability on record; the editorial position is honest-absence.

Common questions

How do SE01 and Phoenix differ?
On DEPLOY's record, Phoenix is further along: at the pilot stage versus SE01 at the research stage, as of 2026. Phoenix has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1). SE01 is at the research stage; Phoenix at the pilot stage.
What is the difference between SE01 and Phoenix?
SE01 and Phoenix 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 Phoenix more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither SE01 nor Phoenix 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 Phoenix?
Phoenix 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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