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Kepler Forerunner K1
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Kepler Forerunner K1

By Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. · Humanoid robots

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Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight
85 kg (187 lb)
DOF
40
Runtime
Not disclosed
Price
Not published

12 sourced values · 18 not disclosed (40% disclosed)Checked by our QA desk on 2026-10-09Official pageReport an error

Against other humanoid robots

Where the published figures sit among the 90 humanoid robots in our database. Only robots whose makers publish the same figure are counted.

FigureKepler Forerunner K1MedianRangeRobots publishing it
Height1.78 m1.7 m0.57 m – 1.9 m · 66 robots0.57 m – 1.9 m66
Weight85 kg61 kg5.5 kg – 230 kg · 73 robots5.5 kg – 230 kg73
DOF402912 – 164 · 71 robots12 – 16471
DOF per hand12110 – 22 · 36 robots0 – 2236
AI performance100 TOPS178.5 TOPS6 TOPS – 2,250 TOPS · 22 robots6 TOPS – 2,250 TOPS22

Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. publishes 12 of the 30 figures we track for the Kepler Forerunner K1 (40%). The median across the 90 humanoid robots in our database is 53%, so it discloses more than 16 of them. Not published by the maker: runtime.

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Full specifications

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Launch
Announced
Status
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Units deployed
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Body
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)ManufacturerSource: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Weight
85 kg (187 lb)ManufacturerSource: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Form factor
IP rating
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Mobility
Max walking speed
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Dexterity
Total degrees of freedom
Standard:40ReportedSource: stcn.com (2026-10-05)Maker's figure is an "up to" value.
DOF per hand
Payload
Carry payload
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Per-arm payload
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Peak lift
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Compute & AI
Processor
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
AI performance
AI stack
NEBULA compute/control systemManufacturerSource: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Teleoperation
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Sensors
Cameras
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Power
Battery
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Runtime
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Charge time
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Hot-swappable battery
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Software
SDK
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-10-09)
Safety
Certifications
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)
Commercial
Regions sold
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: prnewswire.com (2026-09-25)

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