Pm 01
Lightweight, open general-purpose humanoid robot
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The PM01 is a lightweight, highly dynamic, fully open humanoid robot from EngineAI, offered in business and education editions. It uses self-developed joint actuators and body-motion control algorithms, and the company promotes it as the first humanoid able to perform a forward somersault. It is positioned as a general-purpose embodied-intelligence platform for research, education, and commercial development, with open low-level hardware interfaces and code support.
Released: 2024
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Overview
The PM01 is EngineAI's lightweight, highly dynamic humanoid robot, built as a fully open platform for embodied-intelligence research and development. EngineAI emphasizes its self-developed joint actuators and motion-control algorithms, which it says enable precise, stable, and agile full-body movement.
The robot is offered in a business edition and an education edition, the latter adding an onboard AI compute module and depth-camera sensing. EngineAI markets the PM01 as a general-purpose hardware platform, providing low-level hardware interfaces and code support so developers can train and deploy their own behaviors.
The company positions the PM01 for research, education, and commercial applications, highlighting its dynamic mobility, including its claim of being the first humanoid robot to perform a forward somersault.
Key Features
- Self-developed integrated joint actuators with high torque density for agile, dynamic motion
- Wide-range waist rotation enabling complex full-body movements
- Fully open platform with low-level hardware interfaces and code support for custom training and deployment
- Available in distinct business and education editions, with the education edition adding onboard AI compute and depth-camera perception
- Marketed as the first humanoid robot capable of a forward somersault
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Specifications
Mechanics
| Degrees of Freedom | 24 |
| Locomotion | Bipedal |
Performance
| Max Speed | 2 m/s |
| Reach | 1.44 mm |
Physical
| Weight | 40 kg |
| Height | 138 mm |
Power
| Battery Life | 2 hours |
Sensing
| Sensors | Stereo depth cameras, 360° LiDAR, HD cameras |
Software
| SDK Support | No |
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