DexForce vs EngineAI: General-purpose compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

DexForce ranks 9 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 85; EngineAI ranks 46 with 65. DexForce is ahead on deployment, commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production. DexForce is based in China, EngineAI in Shenzhen, China. DexForce is named in 26 signals and EngineAI in 91.

DexForce →

China · Humanoids · Systems / General-purpose · dexforce.com

DexForce develops and sells humanoid robots, including the 40-degree-of-freedom W1 Pro, and has shipped thousands of robots for real-world deployments in tourism, cultural venues, retail and service settings.

Robotics 100 · rank 35 · score 85Humanoids 100 · rank 9 · score 85AI Core · watchlist · score 53

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment8
Production6
Commercials8
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage10

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

DexForce, also known as Kuawei or 跨维智能, is a China-based physical-AI company supplying embodied-intelligence software, 3D perception, simulation/data infrastructure and its own W1 Pro general-purpose humanoid platform. It reported more than 1,000 deployed projects across over 30 cities, a July-2025 A1/A2 financing of several hundred million RMB, a June-2026 RMB 1 billion Series B at a valuation above RMB 10 billion, and W1 Pro production and first delivery through Lenovo's manufacturing network in October-December 2025. Its distinguishing position is a vertically integrated data-to-model-to-robot stack; the open question is how much of reported commercial deployment is autonomous operation versus company-supported or teleoperated delivery.

Latest signals

  • DexForce is raising funding to develop simulation-based humanoid robot training.humanoid.guide
  • DexForce is testing humanoid robots on object-sorting tasks.humanoid.guide
  • DexForce open-sourced EmbodiChain in January 2026.DexForce

26 signals name DexForce.

Facts, with sources

  • EmbodiChain open-sourcedDexForce
  • Several-hundred-million-yuan A1 and A2 financing roundsDexForce
  • More than RMB 100,000 in single-store revenueDexForce

50 facts on file.

EngineAI →

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · Humanoids · Systems / General-purpose · engineai.com

EngineAI develops, markets, and sells full-size humanoid robots including the SE01, PM01, and T800. Its products are designed for dynamic movement, factory work, retail staffing, and other general-purpose applications.

Humanoids 100 · rank 46 · score 65Robotics · prospect · score 37

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment6
Production6
Commercials4
Progress9
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower8
Leverage6

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

EngineAI is a Shenzhen humanoid maker (HongShan-backed) of compact full-size bipeds (the PM01 and SE01, 170cm, 32 DoF, known for viral front-flip gait demos) positioned as a sub-$10-12K price disruptor, with the SE01 launched in December 2024 at ~RMB 88,000. Henan state assets and Luxshare jointly invested at a ~RMB 10B valuation (April 2026, with Luxshare as industrial commercialization partner), and it filed for a Hong Kong IPO (August 2026), joining the Chinese humanoid listing wave. Its lineup now spans the SA02 companion, PM01, and full-size T800; revenue is undisclosed.

Latest signals

  • EngineAI T800 humanoid robot defeats human boxer in remote-controlled exhibition match at REK robot fighting event in San FranciscoRobot News
  • EngineAI’s T800 humanoid demonstrated punch force four times greater than Mike Tyson’s.The Innermost Loop
  • EngineAI established the URKL humanoid combat league with a $1.4 million championship prize pool.Humanoids Daily

91 signals name EngineAI.

Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]www.humanoidsdaily.com — 2026-08-18
  • URKL global humanoid fighting league organized with a championship prizeHumanoids Daily
  • Luxshare-ICT co-led EngineAI's Series B financingHumanoids Daily

60 facts on file.

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DexForce or EngineAI: which is ahead in humanoids?

DexForce ranks 9 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 85; EngineAI ranks 46 with 65. DexForce is ahead on deployment, commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production. DexForce is based in China, EngineAI in Shenzhen, China. DexForce is named in 26 signals and EngineAI in 91.

How do DexForce and EngineAI compare?

DexForce ranks 9 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 85; EngineAI ranks 46 with 65. DexForce is ahead on deployment, commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production. DexForce is based in China, EngineAI in Shenzhen, China. DexForce is named in 26 signals and EngineAI in 91. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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