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While most of the industry focuses on logistics and manufacturing, a new teaser from EngineAI highlights its T800 robot''s design for "combat scenarios" and an upcoming "Robot Boxer" competition.

In partnership with e-commerce giant JD.com, EngineAI has opened a "trendy goods" store in Shenzhen staffed by its humanoid robots, marking a significant step from viral demos to a permanent, public-facing application.

EngineAI co-founder Ren Guowen details the company's plans to produce 1,000 humanoid robots this year, scaling to over 10,000 annually within four years, with an ultimate goal of household deployment. The company is also seeking $138M in funding and emphasizes US-China collaboration despite tensions.

From viral brawls to organized tournaments, humanoid robots are stepping into the combat arena, promising technological leaps and a new form of entertainment.

Tesla's Optimus robot demonstrates more fluid, human-like movements, touted by Elon Musk as 'real real-time.' The update highlights rapid progress in humanoid robotics, driven by simulation and reinforcement learning, a trend also visible in recent demonstrations by competitors like Unitree and EngineAI, and academic research projects such as HuB.