Buying guide
K2 Bumblebee
By Kepler Robotics · humanoid
- Price
- $34,000· actual sale price
- Availability
- Shipping now. Enterprise framework orders.
- Maturity
- pilot
- Real-world use
- Yes, 1 verified deployment
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.
Readiness
K2 Bumblebee is shipping now at $34,000 (actual sale price), no capability claims are on file, 1 verified deployment is on file, and no incidents are on record.
- Availability
- shipping-now
Shipping now. Enterprise framework orders.
- Price honesty
- actual-sale-price
One price on file: $34,000 (actual sale price).
- Capability honesty
- no-claims
No reviewed capability claims on file for K2 Bumblebee.
- Real-world use
- pilot
Maturity: pilot. 1 verified deployment in the registry.
- Safety record
- no-incidents
No incidents on record. 1 verified deployment on file.
What it claims to do
No reviewed capability claims on file.
Price
- $34,000actual sale price · as of 2025-09-01
Real-world use
- Shanghai operated by SAIC General Motors2025-09-01
Safety record
No incidents on record. 1 verified deployment on file.
Privacy
No privacy practices disclosed or on file for K2 Bumblebee.
Specs
- dof
- 52
- hands
- 11-DoF
- notes
- Verified: Kepler Robotics (Shanghai Kepler Exploration Robot; founded 2023, Pudong Shanghai; CEO Hu Debo) makes the K2 'Bumblebee', a Gen-5 full-size industrial humanoid using proprietary planetary roller-screw linear actuators. Independently shown at ICRA 2025. Units entered real-world TESTING at an SAIC-GM auto plant in Shanghai (quality checks, material-bin transport), corroborated by multiple outlets. Now reportedly controlled by A-share company Tao Motor (M&A).
- Maturity = pilot (verified-vs-claimed): Kepler's own 'world's first commercially available / mass production' framing names ZERO end customers and quantifies demand only as 'framework agreements for several thousand units' - a claim, not orders. The strongest verifiable signal is plant TESTING at SAIC-GM, not a commercial supply contract. maturityStage=pilot.
- Claimed but NOT verified: 'Mass production' volume shipments; 'several thousand units' / 'hundreds of millions of yuan' framework agreements (no named counterparties); a secondary-blog HZF wheel-hub deployment (not in Kepler PR or tier-1 press); funding totals (trackers disagree, ~$14.6M cited, low confidence).
- specs
- K2 Bumblebee (Gen-5): 175 cm, 75 kg, 52 DoF, 80+ sensors, 100 TOPS onboard, 15 kg/arm payload, ~8 hr runtime, 11-DoF hands; list price RMB 248,000 (~$34k)
- ai_system
- 100 TOPS
- height_cm
- 175
- weight_kg
- 75
- formFactor
- humanoid (full-size industrial bipedal humanoid; planetary roller-screw actuators, straight-knee gait)
- payload_kg
- 15
- runtime_hours
- 8
What's under the hood
No brain on file for K2 Bumblebee.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the K2 Bumblebee actually available for purchase?
- Yes, shipping now. Enterprise framework orders.Source: Kepler showcases K2 Bumblebee at ICRA 2025 (independent demo; Gen-5 specs)
- What does the K2 Bumblebee cost?
- K2 Bumblebee costs $34,000 one-time (actual sale price).
- Where is the K2 Bumblebee being used?
- K2 Bumblebee is in use at: Shanghai operated by SAIC General Motors (2025-09-01).Source: World's First Commercially Available Hybrid-Architecture Humanoid Robot Moves Into Mass Production
- Is the K2 Bumblebee safe?
- No incidents on record across 1 verified deployment.
- How does the K2 Bumblebee handle privacy?
- No privacy practices disclosed or on file for K2 Bumblebee.
- Who makes the K2 Bumblebee?
- K2 Bumblebee is made by Kepler Robotics, based in Shanghai, China.Source: Kepler showcases K2 Bumblebee at ICRA 2025 (independent demo; Gen-5 specs)
Video
Kepler Robotics' introduction of its Forerunner K2 humanoid. A cinematic product-intro film; the capability montage is a maker demonstration.
Manufacturer
Kepler Robotics (registry record: /companies/kepler)
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Sources
- Kepler showcases K2 Bumblebee at ICRA 2025 (independent demo; Gen-5 specs) · https://www.therobotreport.com/kepler-robotics-showcases-k2-bumblebee-icra-2025/
- Kepler K2 in real-world testing at an SAIC-GM auto plant in Shanghai · https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-kepler-humanoid-robot-shanghai-plant
- Kepler announces K2 'mass production' at RMB 248,000 (Sept 2025; company claim) · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-first-commercially-available-hybrid-architecture-humanoid-robot-moves-into-mass-production-kepler-marks-the-start-of-a-new-industrial-era-302568138.html
- Kepler debuts K2 humanoid robot (Gen-5 lineage K1 -> K2) · https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/kepler-debuts-k2-humanoid-robot
- A-share company (Tao Motor) takes control of Kepler (humanoid-robot M&A) · https://www.gasgoo.com/news/70036000.html
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