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Kepler Exploration Robotics

Kepler Exploration Robotics makes K2 Bumblebee, which is at stage 3 of 5: pilot.

Based in: China
Latest milestone: May 2026

01Robots

What Kepler Exploration Robotics makes

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K2 BumblebeeHumanoids · Factory humanoidStage 3 of 5 · PilotK2 Bumblebee is a human-sized two-legged robot from Shanghai start-up Kepler, built for factory jobs. Its first uses are aimed at car factories.Being tried in factories in China, including car plants; Kepler says deliveries began after mass production started in September 2025.The full record

02Track record

Every dated event

May 2026Milestone
Kepler raised a new strategic funding round worth tens of millions of yuan, led by a Jiangyin investment partnership.
Gasgoo, 15 May 2026Company-reported
Dec 2025Milestone
Kepler told Jiemian News that deliveries were under way. No customers were named.
Jiemian News (LIU Sunan), Dec 2025Company-reported
Sept 2025Milestone
Kepler announced the start of mass production of K2.
Humanoid Robotics Technology, 26 Sept 2025Company-reported
Sept 2025Milestone
Kepler said it had signed framework agreements (early, non-final deals) for several thousand K2 robots.
Humanoid Robotics Technology, 26 Sept 2025Company-reported
4 June 2025Milestone
Kepler's CEO said K2 was in limited-series production, starting with factory uses, with a base price of $30,000.
The Robot Report, 5 June 2025Company-reported
May 2025Milestone
Kepler showed K2 to the public for the first time at the ICRA robotics conference in Atlanta, US.
The Robot Report, 5 June 2025Company-reported
April 2025Milestone
K2 was first shown working at the SAIC-GM car plant in Shanghai.
Interesting Engineering, 4 June 2025Company-reported

03Money

How it's funded

Latest funding round we could confirm: Kepler completed a strategic funding round worth tens of millions of yuan, led by a Jiangyin-based AI investment partnership. Gasgoo, 15 May 2026

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