Kepler Forerunner K2 'Bumblebee'
5th-gen; limited-series/mass production; pre-sales opened 2025
Can you buy the Kepler Forerunner K2 'Bumblebee'?
Pre-sales from ¥248,000 (~$34k); base widely reported ~$30k
Source: prnewswire.com (Aug 1 2025 ¥248,000 pre-sale); therobotreport.com
Open - pre-sales/reservations via official (China-domestic); customer trials ongoing
Leasing / RaaS: unknown
Kepler Forerunner K2 'Bumblebee' full specs
Each value is labeled official vs third-party. Unknown fields are omitted rather than guessed.
| Mobility | Bipedal (also wheeled developer config) |
|---|---|
| Height | 175 cm |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| Payload | 15 kg per arm; up to 30 kg both arms |
| Degrees of freedom | 52 full body; 11 per hand |
| Battery / runtime | Up to 8 h per ~1 h charge; 2.33 kWh |
| Hands / manipulation | Two five-digit hands, 11 DOF/hand; ~25 force points/finger; 6-axis wrist F/T |
| Sensors | 80+ sensors; per-finger contact/force; 6-axis wrist F/T; vision suite |
| Teleoperation | unknown (emphasizes autonomy) |
| Developer access (API/SDK) | Developer configs offered; no specific public API/SDK doc verified |
| Operating environment | Structured industrial/commercial (factories, warehouses, hazardous) |
Claims vs evidence
Cloud cognitive model + embodied control; imitation+RL; 100 TOPS; 'nearly mastered' some structured tasks
Where it's working
Pilot/evaluation trials at unnamed customer facilities; 8-h WAIC livestream; no named customers confirmed
Intended use cases: Manufacturing, warehousing/logistics sorting, material handling, automotive, hazardous ops, patrol/inspection, QC, research/education
How we know this
Spec source quality: mixed · confidence 60/100 · last verified 2026-06-23.
- therobotreport.com
- prnewswire.com
- newatlas.com
- interestingengineering.com
- gotokepler.com
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