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Booster T1 vs SE01 in 2026

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

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 versus 1) than SE01 as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1).

Attribute	Booster T1 View full model page →	SE01 View full model page →
Manufacturer	Booster Robotics	EngineAI
Form factor	humanoid	humanoid
Maturity	research	research
Autonomy	—	◐ not independently verified
Availability	announced-no-dateannounced	internal-onlyenterprise
Price	no price disclosed (not announced)	$12,000-$26,000 (analyst estimate)
Capability claims	—	Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)
Brain	—	—
Verified deployments	2Booster Robotics, Booster Robotics	1EngineAI
Privacy practices	—	—
Sources on file	7	6

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Editorial summaries

Booster T1

The Booster T1, from China's Booster Robotics, is a research and developer humanoid prominent in the wave of Chinese humanoids shown at CES 2026. There is no verified consumer price or delivery date on record in DEPLOY's registry. DEPLOY classifies its maturity as research and applies verified-vs-claimed discipline: commercial-ramping marketing and demonstrations are common across this cohort, but third-party verified deployment is the bar, and it is not yet met here.

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.

Common questions

How do Booster T1 and SE01 differ?

On DEPLOY's record, Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 versus 1) than SE01 as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source. Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1).

What is the difference between Booster T1 and SE01?

Booster T1 and SE01 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 Booster T1 or SE01 more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither Booster T1 nor SE01 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, Booster T1 or SE01?

Booster T1 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.

Recent coverage

Booster Robotics' Humanoid Robots Claim All Championship Titles at RoboCup 2026 - GlobeNewswireBooster T1 · Google News · 2026-07-09
Video: China wins RoboCup 2026 as humanoid AI soccer reaches new heights - Interesting EngineeringBooster T1 · Google News · 2026-07-06
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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