EngineAI PM01 vs Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee"
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
EngineAI PM01 is 37 cm shorter (138 vs 175 cm) and 35 kg lighter (40 vs 75 kg) than Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee". EngineAI PM01 has 28 fewer degrees of freedom (24 vs 52) than Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee". Listed prices: EngineAI PM01 $12,000, Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" $30,000. Openness score: EngineAI PM01 30, Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" 0 (of 100); only EngineAI PM01 publishes SIM and SW. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | EngineAI (Zhongqing Robotics) | Kepler Robotics (Shanghai Kepler Exploration Robot Co.) | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country | China | China | |
| Year | 2024 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 138cm | 175cm | −37 cm (-21%) |
| Mass (differs) | 40kg | 75kg | −35 kg (-47%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 24 | 52 | −28 (-54%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 30kg | |
| Top speed | 2m/s | —unsourced | |
| Runtime (differs) | 120min | 480min | −360 min (-75%) |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | 2,330Wh | |
| Price (differs) | 12,000USD | 30,000USD | −18,000 USD (-60%) |
| Actuators (differs) | EngineAI electric actuators (up to 300 N·m) | Hybrid roller-screw linear + rotary actuators | |
| Compute (differs) | Intel N97 + NVIDIA Jetson Orin | 100 TOPS onboard | |
| Sensors (differs) | Intel RealSense depth camera | 80+ integrated sensors; tactile dexterous hands | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 0/ 100 | +30 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L1 | L0 | |
| Sources (differs) | 3 | 2 | |
| Last checked | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: EngineAI PM01, Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee".
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