Kepler Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-17 - Product Launch - Kepler Robotics debuts Mechanical Qilin heavy-duty quadruped platform - The platform is about 300 kg and has maximum load approaching one ton. The robot is designed for heavy-duty material-transfer and emergency-resupply tasks. The quadruped architecture uses actuation technology related to Kepler’s K2 Bumblebee humanoid platform. - source: autonews.gasgoo.com
• 2026-05-14 - Funding - Kepler Robot secures strategic funding from Jiangyin-backed AI investment vehicle - Kepler Robot completed a new strategic financing round worth tens of millions of yuan. The investor is Jiangyin Xia Chuang No. 1 Artificial Intelligence Investment Partnership, a vehicle initiated by Jiangyin Xiakewan Equity Investment Fund and Jiangyin… - source: autonews.gasgoo.com
• 2026-02-06 - Funding - Kepler Robot secures over RMB100 million strategic financing - Strategic financing: more than CNY 100,000,000. Hangzhou Kelin Electric led or co-led the financing. Shanghai Kepler Robot secured more than RMB100 million in strategic financing led by Hangzhou Kelin Electric to advance humanoid-robot development and… - source: autonews.gasgoo.com
• 2025-09-26 - Production - Kepler Robotics begins mass production of K2 'Bumblebee' humanoid robot - • Kepler Robotics commenced mass production of its K2 'Bumblebee' humanoid robot on September 26, 2025. • The company has signed framework agreements covering several thousand units, with a total contract value in the hundreds of millions of y... • The K2… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-09-26 - Production Milestone - Kepler announces K2 Bumblebee production and customer shipping - The industrial humanoid combines planetary roller-screw linear actuators with rotary actuators in a serial-parallel architecture and was priced at RMB 248,000. Kepler reported framework agreements covering several thousand units across industrial services… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-07-27 - Demonstration - Kepler’s K2 Bumblebee completes an eight-hour WAIC livestream - The program included dancing, blind-box retrieval, Pictionary and precision sorting in simulated industrial settings. Four K2 robots occupied demonstration zones for logistics sorting, material handling, automotive manufacturing and education or research. - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-06-24 - Deployment - Kepler Forerunner K2 enters SAIC-GM factory testing - Trial footage showed stamped-part loading and manipulation of mechanical fixtures, alongside factory quality checks. The robot used tactile hands and fingertip sensors; Kepler described imitation and reinforcement learning as part of its task-training… - source: foxnews.com
• 2025-06-11 - Partnership - Veichi, Kedali, Yinlun and Kepler agree dexterous-hand joint venture - The planned Suzhou Yizhi Dexterous Drive Technology venture has CNY50 million of registered capital and focuses on dexterous-hand research and production. Veichi committed CNY20 million for 40%, Kedali CNY15 million for 30%, Yinlun CNY10 million for 20%… - source: veichi.com
• 2025-06-03 - Demonstration - Kepler demonstrates K2 Bumblebee at ICRA 2025 - The display ran during the May 19–23 conference; the robot greeted attendees with gestures and interacted with other robotic systems. The exhibited platform stood 175 cm tall, weighed 75 kg and combined 52 degrees of freedom with more than 80 sensors and 100… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-05-30 - Funding - Kepler Robotics completes Pre-A+ financing - Shanghai Jijuntou Technology Services was the investor in the round. The investment vehicle was established by Pudong Venture Capital and Zhangjiang Technology Investment. - source: cls.cn
• 2025-04-23 - Funding - Kepler Robotics completes Pre-A financing - Zhangke Yaokun Fund led the round. VEICHI Electric and Keli Sensing participated as industrial investors. - source: donews.com
• 2024-10-21 - Product Launch - Kepler debuts Forerunner K2 humanoid at GITEX 2024 - Development input from nearly 50 target customers shaped testing in manufacturing, warehousing, high-risk operations, research and education. The K2 configuration combined 52 body degrees of freedom, tactile hands with 11 active and passive degrees of… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2024-01-09 - Demonstration - Kepler showcases humanoid robot series at CES 2024 - Kepler unveiled its Forerunner series of humanoid robots at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. The appearance marked one of the company's first major international exhibition moments for its humanoid platform. - source: prnewswire.com