Kepler Forerunner K1
Industrial general-purpose humanoid robot
Price
Price not publicly disclosed
Record checked Jul 10, 2026
Key facts
Values reflect the public record
- Height
- 178 cmThird-party source
- Weight
- 85 kgThird-party source
- Payload
- 25 kgThird-party source
- Degrees of freedom
- 40Third-party source
- Runtime
- 8 hoursThird-party source
- Max speed
- No public data documented
Canonical robot record
Overview
The Kepler Forerunner K2 is a general-purpose humanoid robot from Shanghai Kepler Robotics, a Chinese company focused on building "blue-collar" humanoids for real-world industrial work rather than concept demonstrations. Announced in October 2024, the K2 is positioned as a successor in Kepler's Forerunner line, engineered for industrial-grade performance and commercial deployment.
The robot combines rope-driven dexterous hands with tactile sensing and a head module capable of rotation and tilt, paired with an embodied-intelligence software stack that integrates a cloud-based cognitive model with an onboard control system. Kepler describes capabilities spanning dynamic perception, task planning, full-body coordination, autonomous learning, and motion control.
Kepler targets the K2 at intelligent manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, high-risk operations, and research and education, and has reported evaluating the robot in customer facilities ahead of broader deployment.
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- Spec sources
- 3 linked
- Verification
- Verified · 7/7 specs source-verified
- Deployment
- Preorder
- Last verified
- Jul 10, 2026
Key Features
- Rope-driven dexterous hands with tactile fingertip sensing for fine manipulation
- Embodied-intelligence software combining cloud-based cognition with onboard motion control
- Rotating and tilting head module with improved structural rigidity over earlier models
- Designed for industrial use cases including manufacturing, logistics, and high-risk operations
- Autonomous learning via imitation and reinforcement learning to adapt to complex environments
Specifications
Grouped technical data with source detail available on demand.
7 documented values
Mechanics
| Degrees of Freedom | 40Third-party sourceVerified Jul 10, 2026 Inceptive Mind (opens in a new tab) |
|---|---|
| Locomotion | BipedalThird-party sourceVerified Jul 10, 2026 New Atlas (opens in a new tab) |
Performance
| Payload Capacity | 25 kgThird-party sourceVerified Jul 10, 2026 Interesting Engineering (opens in a new tab) |
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Physical
| Height | 178 cmThird-party sourceVerified Jul 10, 2026 New Atlas (opens in a new tab) |
|---|---|
| Weight | 85 kgThird-party sourceVerified Jul 10, 2026 New Atlas (opens in a new tab) |
Power
| Runtime | 8 hoursThird-party sourceVerified Jul 10, 2026 Interesting Engineering (opens in a new tab) |
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Sensing
| Sensors | Wide-angle binocular camera, 4-mic far-field array, accelerometer, AHRSThird-party sourceVerified Jul 10, 2026 New Atlas (opens in a new tab) |
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Evidence & changelog
Sources behind this record and material corrections made over time.
Sources
- New Atlas - record-surgery-4 verification (opens in a new tab) · New Atlas — cites Height, Weight, Sensors, Locomotion
- Inceptive Mind - record-surgery-4 verification (opens in a new tab) · Inceptive Mind — cites Degrees of Freedom
- Interesting Engineering - record-surgery-4 verification (opens in a new tab) · Interesting Engineering — cites Payload Capacity, Battery Life
Media
Manufacturer
Developer of general-purpose humanoid robots for industrial manufacturing and logistics.
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Founded
- 2023
