Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" vs PAL TALOS
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Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" is 20 kg lighter (75 vs 95 kg) than TALOS. Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" has 20 more degrees of freedom (52 vs 32) and 24 kg more rated payload (30 vs 6 kg) than TALOS. Both list the same height (175 cm). Openness score: Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" 0, TALOS 30 (of 100); only TALOS publishes SIM and SW. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Kepler Robotics (Shanghai Kepler Exploration Robot Co.) | PAL Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | China | Spain | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2017 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height | 175cm | 175cm | = |
| Mass (differs) | 75kg | 95kg | −20 kg (-21%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 52 | 32 | +20 (+63%) |
| Payload (differs) | 30kg | 6kg | +24 kg (+400%) |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime (differs) | 480min | 90min | +390 min (+433%) |
| Battery capacity | 2,330Wh | —unsourced | |
| Price | 30,000USD | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | Hybrid roller-screw linear + rotary actuators | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | |
| Compute (differs) | 100 TOPS onboard | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | |
| Sensors (differs) | 80+ integrated sensors; tactile dexterous hands | joint torque sensors, F/T wrists and ankles, IMU | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 0/ 100 | 30/ 100 | −30 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L0 | L2 | |
| Sources | 2 | 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: Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee", TALOS.
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