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Booster T1 vs K2 Bumblebee in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, K2 Bumblebee is further along: at the pilot stage versus Booster T1 at the research stage, as of 2026.

Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1).
Booster T1 is at the research stage; K2 Bumblebee at the pilot stage.

Attribute	Booster T1 View full model page →	K2 Bumblebee View full model page →
Manufacturer	Booster Robotics	Kepler Robotics
Form factor	humanoid	humanoid
Maturity	research	pilot
Autonomy	—	◐ not independently verified
Availability	announced-no-dateannounced	shipping-nowshipping
Price	no price disclosed (not announced)	$34,000 (actual sale price)
Capability claims	—	Picks and packs (claimed-only, claimed)
Brain	—	—
Verified deployments	2Booster Robotics, Booster Robotics	1Kepler Robotics
Privacy practices	—	—
Sources on file	7	7

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Editorial summaries

Booster T1

The Booster T1, from China's Booster Robotics, is a research and developer humanoid prominent in the wave of Chinese humanoids shown at CES 2026. There is no verified consumer price or delivery date on record in DEPLOY's registry. DEPLOY classifies its maturity as research and applies verified-vs-claimed discipline: commercial-ramping marketing and demonstrations are common across this cohort, but third-party verified deployment is the bar, and it is not yet met here.

K2 Bumblebee

Kepler Robotics describes the K2 (Bumblebee) as commercially available and in mass production, priced at about $34,000 (RMB 248,000) per unit per the company's official announcement. Most volume is sold through enterprise framework agreements rather than individual retail. The price is verified from Kepler's own release.

Common questions

How do Booster T1 and K2 Bumblebee differ?

On DEPLOY's record, K2 Bumblebee is further along: at the pilot stage versus Booster T1 at the research stage, as of 2026. Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1). Booster T1 is at the research stage; K2 Bumblebee at the pilot stage.

What is the difference between Booster T1 and K2 Bumblebee?

Booster T1 and K2 Bumblebee are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.

Is Booster T1 or K2 Bumblebee more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither Booster T1 nor K2 Bumblebee has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.

Which has more verified deployments, Booster T1 or K2 Bumblebee?

Booster T1 has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than K2 Bumblebee (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Recent coverage

Booster Robotics' Humanoid Robots Claim All Championship Titles at RoboCup 2026 - GlobeNewswireBooster T1 · Google News · 2026-07-09
Video: China wins RoboCup 2026 as humanoid AI soccer reaches new heights - Interesting EngineeringBooster T1 · Google News · 2026-07-06
A-Share Company Controls Kepler, Is Humanoid Robot M&A "Opening"? - GasgooK2 Bumblebee · Google News · 2026-05-20
Watch: Kepler's Bumblebee robot does welding like an industrial welder - India TodayK2 Bumblebee · Google News · 2026-05-12

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