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Last verified 2026-07-31
Index / Kepler Forerunner K2
T2 PILOTING BIPEDAL

Kepler Forerunner K2Humanoid robot reality check: tier, verified deployments, price and evidence ledger

Shanghai Kepler Robotics

Tier 2, Piloting. Named-customer trials; results are still the maker's word.
Dated events per month
AUG 2025 · 1 events
Aug 2025Jul 2026
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No published priceverified pricechecked against maker channels
0deployment eventscustomer or independent source
2pilot eventsnamed-customer trials
2claim-only eventsthe maker's word, never moves a tier
Shape of the record

6 events, and what kind of thing each one was.

Two pilot events carry the tier. Nothing in the record is a deployment event. Click a band to filter the ledger below.

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2
2
PILOTnamed-customer trials
DEMOstunts, stages, exhibitions
CLAIMthe maker's word, never moves a tier
5independentarms-length press and analysts
0customer-sidethe customer itself says so
1vendorthe maker or its PR channels

The Kepler Forerunner K2 evidence ledger: every line has a date and a source.

6 arms-length events on file for the Kepler Forerunner K2, newest first. Claims are listed and labeled; they never lift the tier.

Spec sheet · maker's datasheet

Battery life
8 h endurance, 1 h charge

All values as published by the maker: Kepler Forerunner homepage, retrieved 2026-07-30. The only spec Kepler states on its own site. Widely reported K2 figures (height, weight, DOF) appear only in press coverage and are excluded. Specs describe design intent; they never stand in for evidence.

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Evidence ledger · 6 events
6 of 6 events
  • CLAIMHangzhou Kelin announced plans to acquire a 41.57 percent stake in Shanghai Kepler Robotics. autonews.gasgoo.com · independent
  • DEMOThe K2 Bumblebee completed an 8-hour nonstop livestream at WAIC 2025 and Kepler opened pre-sales. prnewswire.com · vendor
  • PILOTKepler Robotics introduced the Forerunner K2 Bumblebee at the SAIC-GM automotive plant in Shanghai; foxnews.com · independent
  • PILOTAt SAIC-GM the K2 performed quality inspections, loaded stamped parts and manipulated mechanical fixtures. foxnews.com · independent
  • CLAIMKepler set the base price for the Forerunner K2 at around 30,000 USD (company statement relayed by the outlet, no published list price). foxnews.com · independent
  • DEMOKepler debuted the full-size Forerunner K2 at GITEX GLOBAL 2024; humanoidroboticstechnology.com · independent

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