# K2 Bumblebee vs XPeng IRON 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 XPeng IRON at the research stage, as of 2026.

- K2 Bumblebee is at the pilot stage; XPeng IRON at the research stage.

| Attribute | [K2 Bumblebee](/consumer/models/kepler-k2) | [XPeng IRON](/consumer/models/xpeng-iron) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Kepler Robotics](/companies/kepler) | [XPeng Robotics](/companies/xpeng-robotics) |
| **Form factor** | humanoid | humanoid |
| **Maturity** | pilot | research |
| **Availability** | shipping | enterprise |
| **Price** | $34,000 (actual sale price) | Not announced |
| **Capability claims** | 1: Picks and packs (claimed-only) | 1: Picks and packs (claimed-only) |
| **Brain** | — | [VLT (XPENG VLA / VLA 2.0)](/brains/vlt) (foundation-model) |
| **Verified deployments** | 1: [Kepler Robotics](/companies/kepler) | 1: [Baosteel Group](/companies/baosteel) |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 7 | 7 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/kepler-k2-vs-xpeng-iron_

## Common questions

### How do K2 Bumblebee and XPeng IRON differ?

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

### What is the difference between K2 Bumblebee and XPeng IRON?

K2 Bumblebee and XPeng IRON 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 XPeng IRON more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither K2 Bumblebee nor XPeng IRON 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 XPeng IRON?

K2 Bumblebee and XPeng IRON each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).


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