HumanoidsFactory humanoid
K2 Bumblebee
by Kepler Exploration Robotics
K2 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. Jiemian News (LIU Sunan), Dec 2025
- Evidence
- Company-reported only
- Human help
- Not disclosed
- Last milestone
- May 2026
01Can I get it?
Only through a trial
- Where it works today
- Being tried in factories in China, including car plants; Kepler says deliveries began after mass production started in September 2025. Jiemian News (LIU Sunan), Dec 2025
- Published price
- RMB 248,000 per unit (the base model was earlier given as $30,000) as of 26 Sept 2025 Humanoid Robotics Technology, 26 Sept 2025
- Human help
- The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
Production
Kepler announced the start of mass production of K2.
Humanoid Robotics Technology, 26 Sept 2025Company-reported
Pilot · sets the stage
K2 was first shown working at the SAIC-GM car plant in Shanghai.
Interesting Engineering, 4 June 2025Company-reported
03Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
How we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
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Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
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Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
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PilotThis robot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
Placed by: K2 was first shown working at the SAIC-GM car plant in Shanghai (April 2025).
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Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
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Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. No named paying customer or delivered unit count was found. Order figures are 'framework agreements' and 'indicative orders', not firm sales.
Sources
- 01Jiemian News (LIU Sunan), Dec 2025
- 02Humanoid Robotics Technology, 26 Sept 2025
- 03Gasgoo, 15 May 2026
- 04The Robot Report, 5 June 2025
- 05Interesting Engineering, 4 June 2025
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “K2 Bumblebee (Kepler Exploration Robotics): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/kepler-k2. Checked 19 October 2026.