Product profile
K1
K1 is VLAI Robotics’ 25-DoF wheeled semi-humanoid mobile manipulator, launched in China from ¥19,800. It combines two 6 kg-payload arms, an articulated wai...
Facts
- Company
- VLAI Robotics
- Product type
- semi_humanoid
- Status
- commercial
- Website
- https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV133gH6rED4/
About K1
VLAI configures K1 as a dual-arm mobile manipulation platform rather than a bipedal humanoid. Its wheeled base provides omnidirectional movement across flat indoor environments, while the articulated waist and head extend the robot’s working envelope and perception posture. The two arms are rated for 6 kg payload each, with published repeatability of ±0.02 mm and control latency below 10 ms. Users can fit conventional grippers or dexterous hands according to the task.
The platform is intended for teleoperation, manipulation-data collection and model-driven control. VLAI lists compatibility with LeRobot, ROS 2, MoveIt 2, Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab and MuJoCo, covering common development paths from simulation and motion planning through VLA and world-model experiments. K1 entered the Chinese market in August 2026 at ¥19,800 for the entry configuration, placing a complete dual-arm mobile platform below the price of many research arms sold individually.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Semi-humanoid
Core: Dual-arm platform
Function: Mobile manipulation
Audience: Developers
Specifications
- arm_count
- 2 arms
- articulated_sections
- head and waist
- control_latency_maximum
- <10 ms
- developer_frameworks
- LeRobot; ROS 2; MoveIt 2; Isaac Sim; Isaac Lab; MuJoCo
- end_effector_options
- grippers or dexterous hands
- entry_price
- ¥19,800 CNY
- mobile_base_drive
- omnidirectional
- mobile_base_wheel_count
- 4 wheels
- rated_payload_per_arm
- 6 kg
- repeatability
- ±0.02 mm
- supported_control_workflows
- teleoperation; VLA; world models
- total_degrees_of_freedom
- 25 DoF
Operations
- Environment
- structured_indoor, research_lab, developer_test_space
- Primary user
- robotics_developers, embodied_ai_researchers, systems_integrators
- Role
- mobile_manipulation, bimanual_manipulation, data_collection, robot_learning_development
- Interaction model
- teleoperation, developer_programmable, vla_control, world_model_control
- Mobility class
- wheeled_mobile_manipulator, omnidirectional, semi_humanoid
- Product detail
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