EngineAI’s PM01 humanoid robot has been deployed alongside human police officers for routine patrols in Shenzhen, China, drawing widespread attention for its eerily natural movement and interactive behavior. Standing just 4 foot 7 and weighing 88 pounds, the PM01 wears a police high-visibility vest, understands both Mandarin and Cantonese, and is equipped with facial recognition and microphones. It boasts 24 degrees of freedom, an Intel RealSense depth camera, an aluminum alloy exoskeleton, and is trained using reinforcement learning inside Nvidia’s Isaac Simulator, meaning it never needed to physically exist to start learning how to walk like a human. A standout feature is its 320-degree waist rotation, giving it fluid, almost unsettling agility in tight urban spaces. Some of its current roles include helping find lost children, assisting tourists, and monitoring public spaces. Priced from under $14,000, it undercuts rival humanoid robots, making large-scale deployment a realistic nea...