EngineAI Robotics PM01 vs Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. Forerunner K2

Dataset date: 2026-09-20

175 cmhuman
battery runtime 120 min (claimed)
ClaimedC138 cm2EngineAI Robotics PM01
payload 30 kg (claimed)battery runtime 480 min (demonstrated)
ClaimedC175 cm3Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. Forerunner K2

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

EngineAI Robotics PM01EngineAI Robotics PM01: announced 2024-12-27, first demo 2025-02-23, 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

PropertyEngineAI Robotics PM01Shanghai Kepler Robotics Co., Ltd. Forerunner K2Difference
Height (cm)ClaimedC138 cm2ClaimedC175 cm3+37 cm
Weight (kg)ClaimedC40 kg1ClaimedC75 kg3+35 kg
Degrees of freedomClaimedC242ClaimedC524+28 DoF
Walking speed (km/h)ClaimedC7.2 km/h1no sourced valueno sourced value
Payload (kg)no sourced valueClaimedC30 kg3no sourced value
Battery runtime (min)ClaimedC120 min1DemonstratedD480 min3+360 min
Handsno sourced valueno sourced value
Latest priceClaimedCUSD 12,0001ClaimedCCNY 248,0003
Announced2024-12-2712024-10-214-2 mo
First customer deliveryno sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Delivery statusdemonstrateddemonstrated

Notes

  1. can operate for two hours on a single charge (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  2. 138CM (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  3. 30 kg (66 lbs) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  4. 52 total; hands feature up to 11 DOF per hand (active and passive) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source

Cite this comparison: https://humanoidrecord.com/compare/engineai-pm01-vs-kepler-k2/ (accessed 2026-09-20)

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