At the largest technology fair in the world, the Chinese company EngineAI, which became quite famous by showing the impressive humanoid T800 knocking down its own CIO with a kick, presented two models of its humanoid robos. the PM01, a light general-purpose agent and the T800 itself, a full-scale humanoid.

Unlike conceptual prototypes, both were displayed in continuous operation with a clear focus on stability, physical performance and real-world applications, Enginei's message is direct, the era of demonstrative humanoid robberies is being left behind. Now the focus is implementation.

The PM01 was presented as a practical robot designed for public transportation, retail, patrol, inspection and guided services, it attracted attention not for its acrobatics, but for its consistency, something rare in humanoid mobile robberies; The T800, on the other hand, was the opposite, power, aggressiveness and visual impact, together capable of delivering up to 450 N meters of torque and peak power of 14,000 W.

The humanoid robot runs, executes complex movements and demonstrates total body control, it not only moves like a human, it acts like one, weeks before CES EngineAI showed a video that responded to global skepticism with a direct video, the CIO himself being knocked down by a kick from the T800, no CGI, no accelerated editing, no tricks, just physics, balance and motor control.

The objective was to prove that the previous videos, which many called fake, were real, but the effect went further, the company began to promote the T800 as a robot ready for combat, even announcing a fighting tournament between humanoids, they expressed that "finally, Steel Giants the movie will leave fiction and become reality, they joked."

While companies like Tesla and Boston Dynamic focus on factories and logistics, EngineAI chose another path, showing strength, physical dominance and let's say psychological impact, that generates attention, but also raises uncomfortable questions, if we are already normalizing humanoid robberies capable of knocking down people with abilities, at what point does that ability stop being entertainment and become dangerous? Maybe the most disturbing thing isn't a robot hitting his “dad,” maybe it's the fact that that no longer seems absurd.

When humanoids stop proving that they can walk and start proving that they can fight, the debate stops being about technology and intention and that question inevitably falls on us humans.