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Kinisi

Kinisi is Bear Robotics’ mobile manipulation platform for physical automation. It combines autonomous wheeled mobility with a two-arm upper body and is bei...

Facts

Company
Bear Robotics
Product type
semi_humanoid
Status
prototype
Website
https://www.bearrobotics.ai/kinisi

About Kinisi

Kinisi is a wheeled mobile manipulator designed to pick, place, sort and transport boxes, totes and irregular objects across warehouses, factories and hospitality sites. Its omnidirectional base prioritises speed and operating stability over bipedal movement, while the upper body provides human-scale reach for shelves, conveyors and line-side work.

Tasks are taught through demonstration and coordinated through Bear Universe alongside Bear Robotics’ delivery and cleaning fleets. Bear supplies workflow assessment, installation, customisation and continuing support around customer pilots. Kinisi Robotics joined Bear in 2026, placing its manipulation models and engineering team inside Bear’s established manufacturing, deployment and cloud infrastructure.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Semi-Humanoid

Core: Wheeled handling

Function: Manipulation

Audience: Warehouses

Specifications

actuation
Compact wave gear arm modules with integrated encoders
battery_system
Hot-swappable 48 V Li-ion modular pack, 20 Ah
charging
Rapid charge to 80% in 90 minutes using CC/CV smart charger
communication
Encrypted cloud telemetry via Kinisi Mission Control, real-time task updates, and over-the-air firmware
compute_model
NVIDIA Jetson
gripper
Modular quick-swap interface with vacuum end-effector support
operation_modes
Autonomous, semi-autonomous, and tele-operated Shadow Play mode
payload_capacity_kg_range
25 kg dynamic payload / 40 kg static load kg
runtime_hours
6 to 8 hours under typical industrial duty cycles h
safety_features
Dual safety controllers and watchdogs, emergency stop, continuous thermal/current diagnostics, automatic deceleration, and posture lock on critical alerts
sensors_summary
Stereo depth cameras, 180° LiDAR array with SLAM integration, and ±2 mm depth accuracy at 2 m
speed_mps
2.4 m/s

Operations

Product detail
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