Kepler (Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd.) is a Shanghai humanoid robotics company. It released the Forerunner K1 humanoid and, in October 2024, the full-size general-purpose Forerunner K2, introduced at GITEX GLOBAL 2024. The K2 has 52 degrees of freedom and tendon-driven tactile hands, and targets intelligent manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, high-risk operations, and research and education. At launch Kepler said the K2 had begun testing in customer environments, with small-batch production to follow.
Legal entity: Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd.
Target markets
- Headquarters
- Shanghai · CHINA / CN
- Incorporation
- UNKNOWN
- Other locations
- NOT RECORDED
- Founded
- UNKNOWN
- Business model
- UNKNOWN
- Humanoid deployment
- PILOT
- Public company
- UNKNOWN
Humanoid deployment PILOT: Customer pilots or trials. Basis: Kepler stated in October 2024 that the Forerunner K2 had entered testing in customer environments, with small-batch production to follow.
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PUBLISHED 2024-10-21 · OBSERVED 2026-09-13
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