Kinisi Robotics · logistics humanoid
KR1
A low-cost wheeled humanoid for warehouse picking, taught by demonstration and running its AI onboard; it started as a one-armed mobile manipulator in 2024 and was relaunched in July 2025 as a dual-armed version carrying 10 kg, with a hot-swappable 48 V battery for 6 to 8 hours (8 used here as the maximum) and speeds up to 2.4 m/s.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- 10 kgCarries more than 41%
- Speed
- 8.6 km/hFaster than 86%
- Battery
- 8 hRuns longer than 75%
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Why it matters
A pilot use humanoid from Kinisi Robotics (acquisition by Bear Robotics announced June 2026).
Real-world use
Bear Robotics signed a definitive agreement to buy Kinisi in June 2026 and now offers the robot for pilot programmes.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2024-10
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Kinisi RoboticsCompanyHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
KR1 is faster than 86% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
KR1 carries more than 41% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
KR1 runs longer than 75% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, joints, price.
Public attention
A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Wheeled base
From the maker
KR1 is the only humanoid from Kinisi Robotics (acquisition by Bear Robotics announced June 2026) in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | KR1Kinisi Robotics (acquisition by Bear Robotics announced June 2026) |  SyntroWorkFarSame jobs: industrial, logistics · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Galbot G1Galbot (Galaxy General Robot)Same jobs: logistics, industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  AGIBOT A2-W (Yuanzheng A2-W)AgiBot (Zhiyuan Robotics)Same jobs: industrial, logistics · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2024-10 | 2024-08 | 2024 | 2024-08 |
| Status | Pilot use | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | — | 170 cm | 173 cm | 163 cm |
| Weight | — | 108 kg | 85 kg | 230 kg |
| Joints | — | 45 | 25 | 22 |
| Speed | 8.6 km/h | — | — | — |
| Payload | 10 kg | 20 kg | 15 kg | 10 kg |
| Battery | 8 h | 10 h | 10 h | 5 h |
| Price | — | $10,000 | — | — |
Sources
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