The T800 humanoid robot prepares for a fight with human boxer. Photo: Courtesy of EngineAI

Chinese robotics startup EngineAI on Tuesday unveiled its latest full-size general-purpose humanoid robot, the T800, marking the company's fourth humanoid model. In a demonstration video, the T800 showcased a striking range of abilities — from combat moves to companionship functions and industrial tasks.

The video shows that a T800 humanoid robot warms up like a human boxer, executes airborne double kicks and spinning kicks, and demonstrates coordinated combat motions. The video also highlights non-combat applications: acting as a companion robot, and performing factory-floor work such as hammering metal components.

Standing 1.73 meters tall and weighing 75 kilograms, the T800 offers up to five hours of battery life. It maintains the friendly presence of a humanoid robot while achieving proportions optimized for industrial collaboration, service scenarios, and other multifunctional operations, said the company said in a statement sent to the Global Times.

The T800 is priced from 180,000 yuan and is designed for heavy-duty industrial tasks, precision operations in commercial service settings, and interactive functions for home companionship. EngineAI said its overall physical performance exceeds that of 90 percent of adult males, adding that its operating cost is roughly one-third that of human labor.

China's rapid advances in the humanoid robotics field — from breakthroughs in realistic movement to rising mass-production capabilities — have drawn intense global attention in recent months.

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPENG last week revealed its new-generation humanoid robot IRON at its 2025 Tech Day, impressing audiences with its lifelike appearance and feline agility. The footage sparked heated debate among Chinese and overseas netizens, prompting XPENG to release additional video material on Thursday to prove that IRON is not operated by a person inside.

Meanwhile, Chinese robotics firm UBTECH recently published a video of its mass production and delivery of full-size industrial humanoid robots. The scenes — reminiscent of the sci-fi film I, Robot — were accused of being "fake" by Brett Adcock, founder and CEO of US robotics company Figure, who claimed on X that the video was computer-generated.

UBTECH rejected the allegations, telling the Global Times that much of the skepticism toward China's robotics progress stems from a misunderstanding of China's manufacturing strength and its highly coordinated supply-chain ecosystem. The company also released a "one-take, real-time, original-sound" version of the video to demonstrate the authenticity of the scene.

Global Times