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Chinese Start-Up Unveils T800 Robot to Challenge Musk
12/14/2025
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- EngineAI Robotics, a Chinese start-up founded in 2023 and led by CEO Zhao Tongyang, unveiled the T800 robot capable of delivering powerful roundhouse kicks, challenging Elon Musk's robotics dominance.
- EngineAI's SA01 launched last year, and the T800 is slated for mass production by 2026.
- Elon Musk's Optimus robot jogged a few steps but fell during a live demo, prompting skepticism among Chinese users.
