EngineAI T-800
A weatherproof, thermal-vision patrol humanoid with a direct line to police
Overview
The EngineAI T-800 is a security-focused humanoid: a 180 cm, 72 kg machine with 44 degrees of freedom, up to 2.4 m/s walking speed and a 30 kg payload, built weatherproof for real outdoor patrol. Its headline capability is thermal night vision that can spot a person on the ground from 30 metres in total darkness, paired with a direct line to police and a 24/7 monitoring dashboard. Named — provocatively — after the Terminator, it is pitched as one of the most credible near-term humanoid use cases outside the warehouse, at an expected price around $38,000 with a commercial lease option. Built by EngineAI (众擎机器人), the company founded by showman Zhao Tongyang. RobotTesters has not tested a unit, so this is a specs-based assessment.
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Pros & Cons
Strengths
- Fast for a full-size humanoid (up to 2.4 m/s) with a strong 30 kg payload
- Thermal night vision detects a person on the ground from 30 m in complete darkness
- Weatherproof, all-weather build designed for real outdoor patrol duty
- Direct line to police plus a 24/7 monitoring dashboard — a credible near-term security use case
- Comparatively affordable at an expected ~$38,000, with a commercial lease option
Weaknesses
- A 180 cm humanoid patrolling the street raises obvious public-acceptance questions
- Price is an expected figure, not a confirmed retail price
- Security-narrow: not a general-purpose home or factory robot
- Newer maker with a short track record; RobotTesters has not tested a unit
