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Kepler K2
China · Pilot · 
Summary
Kepler K2 is Kepler Robotics' 5th-gen Forerunner-series humanoid for industrial and commercial applications, bipedal or wheeled configurations.
Identity
Status
Pilot
Category
Humanoid
Type
Humanoid
Function
Manipulation
Audience
Factories
Physical
HEIGHT
175cm
WEIGHT
~75kg
PAYLOAD
30kg dual-arm max
Performance
DOF
52 (up from 40)
HAND DOF
11 (NimbleMaster)
BATTERY
2.33 kWh
SPEED
>1.1 m/s
Systems
COMPUTE
~100 TOPS
Other
MAX JOINT TORQUE
>220 Nm
Capabilities
PILOT (24 Jun 2025) — Robotic inspection: reported tasks included quality checks and assembly support on an automotive factory floor.
Height — ranked across 105 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #24
Weight — ranked across 88 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #17
Payload — ranked across 69 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #5
Degrees of freedom — ranked across 89 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #13
Comparable systems — same status tier
Other systems from Kepler Robotics
Context & Benchmark
Comparable systems: Pudu D9 (Pudu Robotics), IRON (XPeng), 4NE1 (Neura Robotics), Atlas (Boston Dynamics), TLIBOT (Sichuan Tianlian), NAVIAI i3 (Zhejiang Humanoid). Related systems: AEON (Hexagon), HMND 01 Alpha Bipedal (Humanoid), Phoenix (Sanctuary AI), PM01 (EngineAI), HUBO2 (Rainbow Robotics), AGIBOT A2 (AgiBot).
Timeline
PRODUCTION MILESTONE (26 Sep 2025) — 'Kepler Robotics begins mass production of K2 Bumblebee humanoid robot': framework agreements covering several thousand units, total contract value in hundreds of millions of yuan; priced RMB 248,000/unit; designed for industrial integration, operates up to 8 hours.
Deployments
CUSTOMER SITE (24 Jun 2025) — SAIC-GM: Kepler Forerunner K2 operated at an SAIC-GM plant for quality checks and assembly support in a live automotive production environment. Environment: China. Product/scope: Kepler K2 factory testing.
Operations
PRODUCTION STATUS / PRODUCTION START (26 Sep 2025): Kepler Robotics announced K2 Bumblebee started mass production and began shipping to customers (unit count not disclosed). Scope: K2 Bumblebee.