1.75 m
K2 Bipedal Development Version
gotokepler.comVendor
20 Oct 2026Humanoid · Full-size biped · China
Kepler Forerunner K2
Kepler Forerunner K2 is a full-size biped humanoid robot made by Kepler (China), announced 21 Oct 2024. Kepler announced a price of ¥248,000 (≈ $37,122) in a press release (prnewswire.com), checked on 20 Oct 2026. Status rests on vendor statements only: no independent demonstration, pilot or delivery is documented as of 20 Oct 2026. The 12 specification values below are published figures and have not been independently measured.
List price
¥248,000
K2 "Bumblebee", per unit (configuration not specified) · ≈ $37,122
Prices
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Price and where to buy
| Channel | Configuration | Price | Status | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor press release | K2 "Bumblebee", per unit (configuration not specified) | ¥248,000≈ $37,122 | For sale | prnewswire.comPress 20 Oct 2026 |
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Prices
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Status: from claim to delivery
- Claimed
- Demonstrated
- Piloting
- Shipped
Each level needs its own evidence; a pre-order or an announcement never counts as shipped. What each level requires.
| Date | Level | Evidence | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2024 | Claimed | “The company has initiated the testing phase of the K2 humanoid robot in actual customer environments.”Vendor press release | prnewswire.comPress 20 Oct 2026 |
| 26 Sep 2025 | Claimed | “the world's first commercially available hybrid-architecture humanoid robot has begun shipping to customers”Vendor press release | prnewswire.comPress 20 Oct 2026 |
Specifications
| Spec | Value | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.75 mK2 Bipedal Development Version · K2 Basic Version · K2 Wheeled Development Version | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Weight | 75 kgK2 Bipedal Development Version · K2 Basic Version | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Weight | 135 kgK2 Wheeled Development Version | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Degrees of freedom | 52K2 Bipedal Development Version · K2 Wheeled Development Version | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Degrees of freedom | 30K2 Basic Version | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Hand DoF | 11K2 (dexterous hand) | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Payload | 25–30 kgK2 | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Payload | 15 kgK2 "Bumblebee" | prnewswire.comPress 20 Oct 2026 |
| Battery runtime | 8 hK2 | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Battery capacity | 2,330 WhForerunner K2 (2024 release) | prnewswire.comPress 20 Oct 2026 |
| Charging time | 1 hK2 | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Onboard compute | 100 TOPS GPU (upgradeable)K2 (all versions, configuration sheet) | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Walking speed | Not publishedno figure on the vendor page | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
Values are the figures the source publishes, per configuration; configurations are never averaged. Units as published.
Compare with similar robots
| Model | Height, cm | Weight, kg | DoF | Price | Availability | Evidence | Price source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler Forerunner K2this page | 175 | 75 / 135 | 52 / 30 | ¥248,000≈ $37,122 | For sale | Claimed | prnewswire.comPress 20 Oct 2026 |
| Kepler Forerunner K1same maker | 178 | 85 | 40 | Not published | No published price | Claimed | gotokepler.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| EngineAI T800 | 173 | 75–85 | 25 / 43 / 46 | ¥180,000≈ $26,943 | For sale | Claimed | en.engineai.com.cnVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Unitree H2 | 182 | 70 | 31 | $29,900not orderable 20 Oct 2026 | For sale | Claimed | shop.unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| 1X NEO | 168 | 29.9 | — | $20,000 | Pre-order | Claimed | 1x.techVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
Height, weight and degrees of freedom are published figures; each card lists them by configuration with sources. All humanoid robots.
Maker
Company
Kepler
- Country
- China
- Headquarters
- Shanghaigotokepler.comVendor20 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2023static.cninfo.com.cnFiling20 Oct 2026
- Humanoids here
- 2 models
Other Kepler humanoids
- Forerunner K1
- Not published · No published price
Sources and checks
5 sources back the facts on this card. Each was opened on the date shown. Elsewhere on the card a fact checked on 20 Oct 2026, the build date, carries only the dot; an older check date is printed in full.
| Used for | Source / checked |
|---|---|
| Official page · Price channel checked | |
| Announcement · Status evidence · Specs: battery capacity | |
| Price · Price channel checked · Status evidence | |
| Price channel checked · Specs: height, weight, degrees of freedom, hand dof, payload, battery runtime, charging time, onboard compute | |
| Specs: payload |
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