{"id":264951,"date":"2026-02-03T04:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/264951\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T04:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:38:20","slug":"china-to-send-worlds-first-humanoid-robot-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/264951\/","title":{"rendered":"China to send world\u2019s first humanoid robot into space"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Phong Ngo<\/a>\u00a0 &nbspFebruary 2, 2026 | 05:17 am PT\t<\/p>\n

Chinese humanoid robot maker EngineAI has unveiled plans to send its PM01 humanoid robot into space through a partnership with a commercial spaceflight company.\t<\/p>\n

EngineAI announced on Jan. 26 that it has partnered with Beijing Interstellar Human Spaceflight Technology to launch the program, according to CNEVPost.<\/p>\n

The Shenzhen-based company said space missions place extreme demands on robotic stability, environmental adaptability, and autonomous decision-making because of harsh extraterrestrial conditions.<\/p>\n

It plans to work with Interstellar to improve PM01\u2019s reliability and task execution capabilities in space.<\/p>\n

It added that humanoid robots could outperform humans in certain space operations or reduce risks for human crews. These include external maintenance of space stations, exploration of hazardous environments, and long-duration monitoring tasks, according to Interesting Engineering.<\/p>\n

\"China<\/p>\n

China to send world\u2019s first humanoid robot into space<\/p>\n

EngineAI’s PM01 showcases abilities at the 2025 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems on October 2025 in Hangzhou, China. Video from EngineAI<\/p>\n

The PM01 stands 1.38 meters tall and weighs about 40 kilograms, and is designed for research that combines human-like motion with advanced robotic intelligence.<\/p>\n

It features a core display for interaction, a bionic structure that mimics human movement, and a waist capable of rotating up to 320 degrees.<\/p>\n

In June last year, EngineAI launched a lightweight commercial version called PM01 JD Joy Inside on the e-commerce platform JD.com, priced at about $27,000.<\/p>\n

In December, the company drew skepticism <\/a>after releasing a video showing its T800 humanoid robot performing physical demonstrations, including breaking doors, throwing punches, and knocking down the company\u2019s founder during a sparring session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Phong Ngo\u00a0 &nbspFebruary 2, 2026 | 05:17 am PT Chinese humanoid robot maker EngineAI has unveiled plans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[151273,111,139,69,147,392],"class_list":["post-264951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-china-to-send-worlds-first-humanoid-robot-into-space-vnexpress-international","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}