EngineAI seeks Korean partners to put its humanoid robots to work

EngineAI looks for partners to bring humanoids into workplaces

EngineAI co-founder Ren Guowen told a visiting reporter that the company’s South Korean sales had fallen short of expectations. It needs partners able to put robots to work in industrial settings, not simply import and sell them.

EngineAI was founded in October 2023 after founder Zhao Tongyang’s earlier robotics ventures, and announced a roughly $200 million Series B investment in April. The company has developed humanoid platforms and trained robots on footage of people walking, while also staging a humanoid free-fighting league in Shenzhen on July 16.

The report cautions that fight performance does not demonstrate factory capability: industrial tasks require precision, repeatability and reliable quality. EngineAI’s Awaken AI system, announced in August, is intended to teach robots through stages, while the company wants Korean partners to connect robots to customer processes and handle data, safety checks and ongoing operation.

London robot fight nights mix nostalgia with a push for access

Rock & Robots stages monthly antweight robot fights in Stoke Newington on the second Sunday of each month, alongside indie music, karaoke and video games. The event describes itself as bringing regular robot combat back to London after the Robot Wars series was filmed at the site now occupied by the O2 in 1997 and 1998.

The London Evening Standard also reported that the Queer Robot Fighting League was launching in Hackney to make combat robotics more accessible to beginners. Its founder described building, breaking and repairing robots as a welcoming way to learn electronics.

REK Sim gives its robots the names L100 and H100

REK’s Steam patch notes say the simulator’s robots formerly known as the Unitree G1 and EngineAI T-800 are now called the L100 and H100. The change appeared in version 0.0.119, dated August 29, 2026; the notes do not explain the new names. REK’s announcement concerns virtual robots and does not say that the manufacturers’ real machines have been renamed.

A later update added H100 moves, weight classes, a paint booth and a screen for watching live and recorded fights, according to REK’s notes. The game is available on PC and Meta Quest, and entered beta on iPhone and iPad through TestFlight in October.

Singapore’s Robot Fighting Championship lists December showcase

The Singapore-based Robot Fighting Championship describes its fights as pilot-controlled, with a trained martial artist operating an EngineAI T800 through a control rig. The promotion held a first showcase on October 9, but Roboxing reported that it had found no independent account establishing how the fights went or who won.

The league’s website lists a three-night showcase for December 11 to 13, with doors at 7 p.m. and the first walkout at 8 p.m. It has not published the venue, fight card, pilots, ticket prices or broadcast partner.

REK dates second week of simulator playoffs for November 6 and 7

REK’s Steam page scheduled the second and final week of its REK 2.1 simulator playoffs from 8 p.m. on November 6 to 8 p.m. on November 7, Pacific time. The top six players from each week advance, for 12 players in total.

The competition takes place in REK Sim, not by remote-controlling real robots. REK has not published the first week’s results or said when, where or how the advancing players will pilot a real robot. Its plans for November 20 also remain unclear.