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K2 Bumblebee vs Reflex in 2026

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

Key differences

Neither K2 Bumblebee nor Reflex leads across the verified dimensions on DEPLOY's record as of 2026; the comparison table holds every sourced figure side by side.

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FRC team 1690 Orbit 2026 robot reveal - "KEPLER"
K2 BumblebeeView full model page →
Reflex Robotics, USA, wheeled mobile chassis robot
ReflexView full model page →
ManufacturerKepler RoboticsReflex Robotics
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturitypilotpilot
Autonomy◐ not independently verified—
Availabilityshipping-nowshippinginternal-onlyenterprise
Price$34,000 (actual sale price)$50,000 (manufacturer target)
Capability claims
  • Picks and packs (claimed-only, claimed)
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Brain——
Verified deployments1Kepler Robotics1Reflex Robotics
Privacy practices——
Sources on file711

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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.

Reflex

Reflex Robotics' Reflex is a wheeled mobile-manipulator humanoid for warehouse and logistics operations: a sub-2-foot wheeled base, dual arms (25 pounds per arm, 50 pounds combined), an adjustable spine reaching floor to high shelf, a 16-plus-hour battery, and swappable three-finger grippers with suction. The verified-vs-claimed point is the autonomy posture: Reflex is designed for teleoperated deployment with a learning-from-demonstrations path toward autonomy, not an autonomous worker today.

DEPLOY records it at pilot maturity with one verified deployment. As industrial and logistics equipment it has no consumer price, and its wheeled base distinguishes it from the bipedal-humanoid cohort.

Common questions

How do K2 Bumblebee and Reflex differ?
Neither K2 Bumblebee nor Reflex leads across the verified dimensions on DEPLOY's record as of 2026; the comparison table holds every sourced figure side by side.
What is the difference between K2 Bumblebee and Reflex?
K2 Bumblebee and Reflex 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 K2 Bumblebee or Reflex more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither K2 Bumblebee nor Reflex 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 Reflex?
K2 Bumblebee and Reflex each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).

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