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K2 Bumblebee vs Unitree G1 in 2026

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

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Unitree G1 is further along: at the commercial stage versus K2 Bumblebee at the pilot stage, as of 2026.

  • Unitree G1 has the lower recorded price.
  • Unitree G1 has more verified real-world deployments (10 vs 1).
  • K2 Bumblebee is at the pilot stage; Unitree G1 at the commercial stage.
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FRC team 1690 Orbit 2026 robot reveal - "KEPLER"
K2 BumblebeeView full model page →
Unitree G1 humanoid robot in a workshop. Still from the official Unitree video introducing the G1 humanoid (2024).
Unitree G1View full model page →
ManufacturerKepler RoboticsUnitree Robotics
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturitypilotcommercial
Autonomy◐ not independently verified◐ not independently verified
Availabilityshipping-nowshippingwaitlistwaitlist
Price$34,000 (actual sale price)$13,500 (actual sale price)
Capability claims
  • Picks and packs (claimed-only, claimed)
  • Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)
Brain—
Verified deployments1Kepler Robotics10
Privacy practices——
Sources on file729

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Editorial summaries

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.

Unitree G1

The Unitree G1 is a research and developer humanoid platform at a sub-enterprise price point, sold into university labs, hardware-research groups, and individual developers rather than enterprise integration contracts. The category distinction matters: a G1 at a research bench is in its intended environment; treating G1 in active research use as commercial deployment overstates Unitree's commercial position relative to Apollo, Digit, or Atlas.

Unitree describes G1's autonomy as developer-platform capability for capability research, with the published specs (degrees of freedom, payload, runtime) as the verifiable substance; commercial deployment hours at named customer sites are not yet part of G1's record.

Common questions

How do K2 Bumblebee and Unitree G1 differ?
On DEPLOY's record, Unitree G1 is further along: at the commercial stage versus K2 Bumblebee at the pilot stage, as of 2026. Unitree G1 has the lower recorded price. Unitree G1 has more verified real-world deployments (10 vs 1). K2 Bumblebee is at the pilot stage; Unitree G1 at the commercial stage.
What is the difference between K2 Bumblebee and Unitree G1?
K2 Bumblebee and Unitree G1 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.
Which is cheaper, K2 Bumblebee or Unitree G1?
Unitree G1 has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than K2 Bumblebee. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.
Is K2 Bumblebee or Unitree G1 more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither K2 Bumblebee nor Unitree G1 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, K2 Bumblebee or Unitree G1?
Unitree G1 has more verified deployments (10) on the DEPLOY registry than K2 Bumblebee (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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