1X Technologies Neo vs Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. Forerunner K2

Dataset date: 2026-09-20

175 cmhuman
payload 68 kg (claimed)
no sourced height1X Technologies Neo
payload 30 kg (claimed)battery runtime 480 min (demonstrated)
ClaimedC175 cm2Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. Forerunner K2

Height to scale. Width is schematic, derived from weight; not a measured body width.

1X Technologies Neo1X Technologies Neo: announced 2024-08-01, no dated delivery evidence
Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. Forerunner K2Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. Forerunner K2: announced 2024-10-21, first demo 2025-07-27, no dated delivery evidence

open outline: claimed → demonstrated · hatched: demonstrated · filled dot: first delivery recorded

Evidence sheet

Property1X Technologies NeoShanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. Forerunner K2Difference
Height (cm)no sourced valueClaimedC175 cm2no sourced value
Weight (kg)ClaimedC30 kg1ClaimedC75 kg2+45 kg
Degrees of freedomno sourced valueClaimedC523no sourced value
Walking speed (km/h)no sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Payload (kg)ClaimedC68 kg1ClaimedC30 kg2-38 kg
Battery runtime (min)no sourced valueDemonstratedD480 min2no sourced value
HandsClaimedC22 DoF1no sourced value—
Latest priceClaimedCUSD 4991ClaimedCCNY 248,0002—
Announced2024-08-0142024-10-213+2 mo
First customer deliveryno sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Delivery statusclaimeddemonstrated—

Notes

  1. capable of lifting over 150 pounds (68 kg) and carrying 55 pounds (24.95kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  2. 30 kg (66 lbs) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  3. 52 total; hands feature up to 11 DOF per hand (active and passive) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  4. NEO's Original Strategy Reveal: August 2024 — when the company unveiled its strategy to develop NEO (accessed 2026-09-20) — source

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