In July 2025, Duolun Technology announced the completion of its strategic investment in EngineAI through Zhuhai Xingxin Investment Fund and the establishment of a collaborative robot innovation research center, aiming to promote the technological research and industrial application of humanoid robots in the transportation sector. EngineAI showcased its highly scalable bipedal robot SA01 in the research center.

Strategic upgrading: Duolun targets the new track of robotics

Since its inception in 1995, Duolun Technology has established five business segments, namely smart vehicle administration, smart traffic, smart driver training, smart vehicle inspection and new energy. Amid the rapid development of AI and embodied intelligence, the company is actively expanding its business boundaries, as an attempt to open up new growth paths for sustainable development. The investment in EngineAI and the establishment of the collaborative innovation research center signify key steps it takes in the field of cutting-edge intelligent technology.

The newly established collaborative innovation research center will focus on enhancing Duolun Technology’s capabilities in the secondary development and contract manufacturing of humanoid robots in driving, road safety, traffic management and more. Additionally, it is complementary to the IMU business of Bynav, a tech company Duolun Technology invests in, creating a closed loop for its deployment in humanoid robotics.

Breakthrough technology: EngineAI SA01 shows China’s innovation strength

EngineAI, founded in October 2023, is committed to embodied intelligence, a crucial development direction in the robot industry. It adheres to a pragmatic technology-based strategy. By integrating conventional motion control with reinforcement learning algorithms, EngineAI is systematically connecting the full-chain technical module pipeline in the motion control, force control and perception, planning and decision-making, visual language navigation, positioning identification, environmental perception, and dexterous manipulation, in a bid to rapidly achieve full-body embodied intelligence for individual complex dexterous tasks based on scaling laws and enable technologies to truly meet real-world needs in scenarios.

In the collaborative innovation research center, EngineAI’s SA01 bipedal robot won praise for its smooth gait and agile movements. The open-source robot undoubtedly embodies technological breakthroughs in domestic humanoid robots.  

Weighing approximately 40 kg, SA01 has a maximum torque of 160 Nm and a rated torque of about 50 Nm. It features a self-developed S160 motor and utilizes advanced motion control algorithms, demonstrating excellent straight-leg walking. The aluminum alloy exoskeleton ensures strength and also aesthetic appeal. The most distinctive feature of this product is its open-source nature, which means that users can add modules such

Collaborative innovation: A new paradigm for industrial integration

Following scenes of morning joggers walking alongside robots in training in Shenzhen Talent Park and a dance video featuring IShowSpeed (Darren Watkins Jr) and an EngineAI robot going viral on global social media, China’s humanoid robot industry is having a moment in the spotlight.

The collaboration between Duolun Technology and EngineAI marks a combination of industrial resources and technological innovation and at the same time represents a fusion of supply-chain advantages and scenario-specific applications. The collaborative robot innovation research center will fully leverage the hardware advantages of EngineAI and the industrial resources of Duolun Technology to tap into the application potential of robotics technology in the transportation industry and facilitate the in-depth integration of robotics technology with existing businesses. When SA01 took steady steps in the research center, a new chapter of intelligent technology has unfolded.