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K2 Bumblebee vs Unitree H2 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 Unitree H2 at the research stage, as of 2026.

  • Unitree H2 has the lower recorded price.
  • K2 Bumblebee has more verified real-world deployments (1 vs 0).
  • K2 Bumblebee is at the pilot stage; Unitree H2 at the research stage.
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K2 BumblebeeView full model page →
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ManufacturerKepler RoboticsUnitree Robotics
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturitypilotresearch
Autonomy◐ not independently verified◐ not independently verified
Availabilityshipping-nowshippingshipping-nowshipping
Price$34,000 (actual sale price)$29,900 (actual sale price)
Capability claims
  • Picks and packs (claimed-only, claimed)
  • Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)
Brain—
Verified deployments1Kepler Robotics0
Privacy practices——
Sources on file79

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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 H2

The Unitree H2 (from Unitree Robotics, Hangzhou) is a full-size humanoid, the successor to the H1, and one of the rare Chinese humanoids with a verified, openly-published consumer price: $29,900 (China-direct, ex-customs). It has 31 degrees of freedom (up from the H1's 27): a new 3-DoF waist, 7-DoF arms, a quasi-serial leg and foot redesign, and a bio-inspired animated face new to the H-series.

It is about 1.82 meters and 70 kilograms with battery, with a roughly 3-hour battery, Intel Core i5/i7 base compute (an EDU variant offers NVIDIA Jetson), and a walking speed under 2 meters per second, down from the H1's roughly 3.3, trading speed for dexterity. DEPLOY records it at commercial maturity (for-sale with a published price), not production (no fleet-scale deployment).

A critical cap-flag: the H2's marquee demos (dance, boxing, gala performances) are choreographed or teleoperated (via a control rig or Apple Vision Pro), not verified-autonomous; autonomy is the goal, not the present state. The $29,900 is a China-direct ex-customs price, not a US landed price, and the '2070 TOPS' figure is the optional EDU Jetson, not the base unit.

Common questions

How do K2 Bumblebee and Unitree H2 differ?
On DEPLOY's record, K2 Bumblebee is further along: at the pilot stage versus Unitree H2 at the research stage, as of 2026. Unitree H2 has the lower recorded price. K2 Bumblebee has more verified real-world deployments (1 vs 0). K2 Bumblebee is at the pilot stage; Unitree H2 at the research stage.
What is the difference between K2 Bumblebee and Unitree H2?
K2 Bumblebee and Unitree H2 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 H2?
Unitree H2 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 H2 more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither K2 Bumblebee nor Unitree H2 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 H2?
K2 Bumblebee has more verified deployments (1) on the DEPLOY registry than Unitree H2 (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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