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Duke Humanoid v1 vs Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee"

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Duke Humanoid v1 has 42 fewer degrees of freedom (10 vs 52) than Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee". Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" lists at $30,000; Duke Humanoid v1 is not for sale. Openness score: Duke Humanoid v1 85, Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" 0 (of 100); only Duke Humanoid v1 publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, SW and POL. Availability: Duke Humanoid v1 research only, Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" buy.

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FieldDuke University General Robotics LabDuke Humanoid v1Kepler Robotics (Shanghai Kepler Exploration Robot Co.)Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee"Δ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)Duke University General Robotics LabKepler Robotics (Shanghai Kepler Exploration Robot Co.)
Class (differs)BipedHumanoid
Status (differs)ResearchActive
Availability (differs)Research onlyBuy
Country (differs)United StatesChina
Year20242024
Specifications
Height—unsourced175cm
Mass—unsourced75kg
Degrees of freedom (differs)1052−42 (-81%)
Payload—unsourced30kg
Top speed—unsourced—unsourced
Runtime—unsourced480min
Battery capacity—unsourced2,330Wh
Price (differs)Not for sale30,000USD
Actuators—unsourcedHybrid roller-screw linear + rotary actuators
Compute—unsourced100 TOPS onboard
Sensors—unsourced80+ integrated sensors; tactile dexterous hands
Openness and provenance
Openness bar850
Openness score (differs)85/ 1000/ 100+85
CAD (25) (differs)publicnot public
Bill of materials (20) (differs)publicnot public
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs)publicnot public
Firmware (15)not publicnot public
Software (10) (differs)publicnot public
Trained policies (10) (differs)publicnot public
Verification level (differs)L1L0
Sources (differs)42
Last checked (differs)2026-09-252026-09-24
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