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Dropbear vs Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee"

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Dropbear is 5 cm taller (180 vs 175 cm) and 30 kg lighter (45 vs 75 kg) than Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee". Dropbear has 20 fewer degrees of freedom (32 vs 52) and 25 kg less rated payload (5 vs 30 kg) than Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee". Listed prices: Dropbear $9,999, Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" $30,000. Openness score: Dropbear 100, Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" 0 (of 100); only Dropbear publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, FW, SW and POL. Availability: Dropbear preorder, Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" buy.

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FieldHyperspawn RoboticsHyperspawn DropbearKepler Robotics (Shanghai Kepler Exploration Robot Co.)Kepler Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee"Δ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)Hyperspawn RoboticsKepler Robotics (Shanghai Kepler Exploration Robot Co.)
ClassHumanoidHumanoid
StatusActiveActive
Availability (differs)PreorderBuy
Country (differs)IndiaChina
Year (differs)20232024
Specifications
Height (differs)180cm175cm+5 cm (+3%)
Mass (differs)45kg75kg−30 kg (-40%)
Degrees of freedom (differs)3252−20 (-38%)
Payload (differs)5kg30kg−25 kg (-83%)
Top speed—unsourced—unsourced
Runtime (differs)120min480min−360 min (-75%)
Battery capacity (differs)960Wh2,330Wh−1,370 Wh (-59%)
Price (differs)9,999USD30,000USD−20,001 USD (-67%)
Actuators (differs)MyActuator RMD-X10, RMD-X8, RMD-X6 and CEM-60 over 1 Mbit/s CAN (18 per the 2026 BOM; myactuator-can lists 12 RMD-X8 Pro, 4 RMD-X10 V3, 6 CEM-60); 6 NEMA 17 lead-screw steppers in the Stewart-platform neck. hyperspawn.ai: servo + QDD.Hybrid roller-screw linear + rotary actuators
Compute (differs)NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB (BOM; Orin NX 16GB alternative) plus one ESP32-DevKitC-V4 CAN node per limb. Kit: Raspberry Pi 5 base, Jetson Orin advanced.100 TOPS onboard
Sensors (differs)Intel RealSense D455f depth camera, IMU (center-IMU controller role), foot load cells (4x HX711 per foot, dropbear-feet), actuator encoders; five AS5600 magnetic angle sensors per leg controller (observation-safe firmware)80+ integrated sensors; tactile dexterous hands
Openness and provenance
Openness bar1000
Openness score (differs)100/ 1000/ 100+100
CAD (25) (differs)publicnot public
Bill of materials (20) (differs)publicnot public
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs)publicnot public
Firmware (15) (differs)publicnot public
Software (10) (differs)publicnot public
Trained policies (10) (differs)publicnot public
Verification level (differs)L2L0
Sources (differs)162
Last checked (differs)2026-09-252026-09-24
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