🇨🇳 Forerunner K2
Kepler Robotics · China · unveiled 2024
pilot
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: medium
54.9
XHI Score
Rank #19 of 71
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%70.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%60.5
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%45.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%66.4
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%57.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the overall XHI. See the full methodology →
Notable
Fifth-gen Kepler humanoid with 15 kg per-hand payload, tactile fingertips and a 2.33 kWh battery for ~8 h runtime; targeted at roughly $20k-$30k as a low-cost industrial humanoid.
Deployments & partners
- Customer facilities (materials handling, inspection, QC) — evaluation
Specifications
Height
178.0 cm
Weight
85.0 kg
Payload
15.0 kg
Walking speed
—
Runtime
8.0 h
Battery
2.33 kWh
Total DoF
52
Hand DoF (per hand)
11
Dexterous hands
Yes
Actuation
electric
Onboard compute
—
AI model
Cloud cognitive model + embodied control (imitation + RL)
Indicative price
$25,000
Company valuation
—
Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-06
Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.