Kepler Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-17 - Product Launch - Kepler Robotics debuts Mechanical Qilin heavy-duty quadruped platform - The platform is about 300 kg and has maximum load approaching one ton. The robot is designed for heavy-duty material-transfer and emergency-resupply tasks. The quadruped architecture uses actuation technology related to Kepler’s K2 Bumblebee humanoid platform. - source: autonews.gasgoo.com
• 2026-05-14 - Funding - Kepler Robot secures strategic funding from Jiangyin-backed AI investment vehicle - Kepler Robot completed a new strategic financing round worth tens of millions of yuan. The investor is Jiangyin Xia Chuang No. 1 Artificial Intelligence Investment Partnership, a vehicle initiated by Jiangyin Xiakewan Equity Investment Fund and Jiangyin… - source: autonews.gasgoo.com
• 2026-02-06 - Funding - Kepler Robot secures over RMB100 million strategic financing - Strategic financing: more than CNY 100,000,000. Hangzhou Kelin Electric led or co-led the financing. Shanghai Kepler Robot secured more than RMB100 million in strategic financing led by Hangzhou Kelin Electric to advance humanoid-robot development and… - source: autonews.gasgoo.com
• 2025-12-06 - Deployment - Kepler K2 begins factory-floor trial at Veichi - The K2 trial covered production-workflow tasks including assembly, packaging, sealing and warehousing. The deployed K2 platform has 52 degrees of freedom and was shown using existing factory tools such as a handheld barcode scanner. Kepler described the… - source: robohorizon.uk
• 2025-09-26 - Production Milestone - Kepler Robotics begins mass production of K2 'Bumblebee' humanoid robot - • Kepler Robotics commenced mass production of its K2 'Bumblebee' humanoid robot on September 26, 2025. • The company has signed framework agreements covering several thousand units, with a total contract value in the hundreds of millions of y... • The K2… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-08-01 - Demonstration - Kepler's K2 "Bumblebee" completes 8-hour livestream at WAIC 2025 - Kepler said its Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" completed an 8-hour livestream at WAIC 2025. The company framed the event as a signal toward real-world industrial deployment readiness for embodied AI systems. The source describes a public endurance-style… - source: finance.yahoo.com
• 2025-06-24 - Deployment - Kepler Forerunner K2 enters SAIC-GM factory testing - The named site context makes this a deployment/testing event rather than a generic demo. Reported tasks included quality checks and assembly support on an automotive factory floor. The deployment places Kepler Forerunner K2's technology into industrial… - source: foxnews.com
• 2025-06-11 - Partnership - Veichi, Kedali, Yinlun and Kepler agree dexterous-hand joint venture - The planned Suzhou Yizhi Dexterous Drive Technology venture has CNY50 million of registered capital and focuses on dexterous-hand research and production. Veichi committed CNY20 million for 40%, Kedali CNY15 million for 30%, Yinlun CNY10 million for 20%… - source: veichi.com
• 2025-06-03 - Demonstration - Kepler showcases K2 "Bumblebee" humanoid robot at ICRA 2025 - Kepler presented its K2 "Bumblebee" humanoid robot at ICRA 2025. The company said the robot demonstrated autonomous mobility, natural gestures, and interaction with other robotic systems at the event. The showing highlighted the K2 in a live conference… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-05-30 - Funding - Kepler Robotics completes Pre-A+ financing - Shanghai Jijuntou Technology Services was the investor in the round. The investment vehicle was established by Pudong Venture Capital and Zhangjiang Technology Investment. The amount raised was not disclosed. - source: cls.cn
• 2025-04-23 - Funding - Kepler Robotics completes Pre-A financing - Zhangke Yaokun Fund led the round. VEICHI Electric and Keli Sensing participated as industrial investors. The amount raised was not disclosed. - source: donews.com
• 2024-10-14 - Product Launch - Kepler debuts Forerunner K2 humanoid at GITEX 2024 - Kepler launched Forerunner K2 at GITEX GLOBAL 2024, which opened on October 14, 2024. The fifth-generation platform adds software and hardware upgrades for perception, task planning, whole-body coordination, autonomous learning and motion control.… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2024-01-09 - Demonstration - Kepler showcases humanoid robot series at CES 2024 - Kepler unveiled its Forerunner series of humanoid robots at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. The appearance marked one of the company's first major international exhibition moments for its humanoid platform. The source supports a conference showcase rather than… - source: prnewswire.com