China turns humanoid robot into car mechanic for testing
- This company in China has created friendly humanoid robots
- They have been helping out with odd-jobs around the factory
- One has even become a car mechanic and is helping fix cars
Published on May 03, 2025 at 11:42 PM (UTC+4)
by Daisy Edwards
Last updated on Apr 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
This company in China has created a humanoid robot that does lots of jobs and also has been turned into a car mechanic for testing.
The robotics company, Kepler, released a video of its K2 humanoid robots assisting with odd jobs around the factory.
The robots are also known as ‘bumblebee’ humanoids and they’ve been immediately put to work, carrying out quality tests, safely carrying and assembling things, and even fixing cars like a car mechanic.
According to Kepler, the robots are ‘designed to enhance education, research, security, manufacturing, logistics, and outdoor operations,’ and also they wave at you which is really cute.
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This humanoid robot is a car mechanic
This robotics and tech company in China has created a humanoid robot that can have it all: a thriving career, a friend, and the ability to bend at the knees.
The Kepler Robotics K2 ‘Bumblebees’ have been launched and they’ve immediately been put to work in the factory.
The two blue and yellow robots are shown walking around the factory, safely carrying building materials, and even fixing a car like a mechanic.
Currently the Kepler production lines are assisted by the robots. But they are also perform quality inspections and use LiDar for assistance in rescue operations.
The future is…friendly
There is a bit of an element of the uncanny valley when you see the way that the robots move like humans, but Kepler has made sure to make them not too human-like.
The K2 follows in the footsteps of the K1 forerunner robot for Kepler. The K2, though, has stronger arms, tactile manipulators, and even a more powerful battery that offers up to eight hours of operation.
Some people may be concerned by the human-like the movement of the robots, but Kepler wants you to know that they’re just friendly guys waving at you, making you want to wave back.
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Daisy Edwards is a Content Writer at supercarblondie.com. Daisy has more than five years’ experience as a qualified journalist, having graduated with a History and Journalism degree from Goldsmiths, University of London and a dissertation in vintage electric vehicles. Daisy specializes in writing about cars, EVs, tech and luxury lifestyle. When she's not writing, she's at a country music concert or working on one of her many unfinished craft projects.
