EngineAI T800 vs HMND 01 (wheeled) (2026): price, specs & which to choose

By the numbers

Key figures, side by side

Bars are scaled to the larger value. Bigger is not always better.

EngineAI T800173 cm

HMND 01 (wheeled)220 cm

EngineAI T80029

HMND 01 (wheeled)29

Use cases

Pick a job to see which robot fits.

Job	EngineAI T800	HMND 01 (wheeled)
Best for	—	—
Factory work	PromisedHeavy-duty operationsEngineAI says the T800 is built for high-dynamic, heavy-duty work, but has not named customer deployments.	Demo onlyTote destacking at SiemensTwo-week proof of concept at Siemens' Erlangen electronics factory moving totes to a conveyor at 60 moves/hour with >90% success.
Warehouse & logistics	No claim from the maker	Demo onlyLogistics handlingCompany says two commercial proofs of concept were completed at launch targeting warehouses and retail.

Height lineup · to scale

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Official videos

EngineAI T800: Born to Disrupt! #EngineAI #robotics #newtechnology #newproductOfficial video · Engineai Robot · Dec 2025 · Watch on YouTube

HMND 01 Alpha | UK's First Humanoid for Industrial UseOfficial video · Humanoid · Sep 2025 · Watch on YouTube

Spec sheet

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Spec	EngineAI T800	HMND 01 (wheeled)
Buying
Price	$25,000 From $25,000 (base); about $33,000 open-source edition, $38,500 Pro (Thor GPU), $50,000 industry edition. Orders on JD.com with a $700 deposit	TBA Not announced; offered via direct purchase and Robot-as-a-Service
Status	In production	Pilot deployments
Launch	May 29, 2026 Mass delivery started	TBA Beta targeted Q4 2026
Brand	EngineAI	Humanoid
Specifications
Height	173 cm	220 cm
Weight	75 kg	—
Degrees of freedom	29	29 active (excluding end-effectors)
Hands	Three-finger hands with 7 DOF; five-finger option	Interchangeable 12-DoF five-fingered hand or 1-DoF parallel gripper
Payload	—	15 kg bimanual (Alpha spec at launch)
Runtime	4-5 hours (claimed); solid-state battery	—
Speed	—	Up to 7.2 km/h
AI system	—	KinetIQ
Compute	NVIDIA Thor GPU on Pro version	—
Peak joint torque	450 Nm	—
Track record
Latest milestone	On 2026-05-29 EngineAI opened its Shenzhen factory and said the first batch of T800s had rolled off the line for mass delivery.	May 13, 2026: binding phased deployment deal with Schaeffler targeting a four-digit fleet by 2032, first systems live in Germany before end of 2026; Jan 2026: completed tote-handling proof of concept at Siemens Erlangen (60 totes/hour, >90% success).

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Quick answers

Which is better, EngineAI T800 or HMND 01 (wheeled)?

It depends on the job. Based on what each robot does today: HMND 01 (wheeled) for factory work and HMND 01 (wheeled) for warehouse & logistics.

Which one is cheaper?

The EngineAI T800 costs $25,000. The HMND 01 (wheeled) has no official price.

Which one can you buy now?

None of them is on sale to the public yet. EngineAI T800: in production. HMND 01 (wheeled): pilot deployments.

Which one is taller?

The HMND 01 (wheeled) (220 cm). EngineAI T800: 173 cm.

Which one has the higher degrees of freedom?

They are level: both are rated at 29.