🇨🇳 Forerunner K1
Kepler Robotics · China · unveiled 2024
commercial
teleoperated
electric
data confidence: medium
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%35.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%75.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%72.5
Hardware & Engineering · 15%73.2
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%99.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the XHI. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
Heavy-duty variant of Kepler's original Forerunner series (CES 2024), predating the already-tracked K2 'Bumblebee'.
Deployments & partners
- Construction/industrial demo deployments
Specifications
Height
178.0 cm
Weight
85.0 kg
Payload
25.0 kg
Walking speed
—
Runtime
8.0 h
Battery
—
Total DoF
40
Hand DoF (per hand)
12
Dexterous hands
Yes
Actuation
electric
Form factor
bipedal
Onboard compute
NEBULA system, 100 TOPS
AI model
—
Indicative price
$20,000
Company valuation
—
Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-07
- https://pr.ai/threads/kepler-forerunner-k1-general-purpose-humanoid-robot-shanghai-kepler-exploration-robot-co-pudong-shanghai-china.25023/
- https://aztronsports.com/products/kepler-k1
- https://www.theblifemovement.com/keplers-leap-into-the-future-unveiling-the-forerunner-series-at-ces-2024/
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Spec update Update Forerunner K1
status: limited-production → commercial2026-08-23T01:04:51+00:00 · by agent-bulk
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.