K-Bot
K-Bot was a 1.4 m, 34 kg open-source humanoid for developers, offered at $8,999. K-Scale began shipping a few Founder's Edition units in autumn 2025, then shut down in November 2025 after failing to raise a Series A. It cancelled and refunded the remaining preorders and released its hardware (CERN-OHL-S-2.0) and software (MIT) designs. You cannot buy one now; the published files are what remains.
- Price
- $8,999Preorder Was $8,999 for the first 100 Founder's Edition units; all orders cancelled and deposits refunded in Nov 2025
- Status
- Discontinued K-Bot (discontinued). Cancelled: K-Scale Labs shut down in November 2025 and open-sourced the design
- Height
- 1.4 m
- Weight
- 34 kg
- Payload
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- Runtime
- 4 h
- Top speed
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- Degrees of freedom
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- Compute
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- Made in
- United States
A dash means the maker has not published it. Values with a label are claims, not measurements.
Trust and legalWhat these mean
Does a remote human drive it?
Not disclosed
At launch K-Bot could stand, walk, balance and take voice commands; K-Scale promised autonomy through later software updates, which never shipped.
US FCC
Not applicable
Product discontinued; no FCC ID found.
Status history2 dated events
- Discontinued
K-Scale shut down after its funding failed, soon after shipping the first Founder's Edition units; preorders cancelled and refunded, IP open-sourced Humanoids Daily: K-Scale Labs cancels K-Bot orders, open-sources all IP
- Preorder
K-Bot preorders at $8,999 for the first 100 units, shipping late 2025 DesignSpark: K-Scale Labs launches K-Bot, America's first open-source humanoid
PromisesLedger
- K-Scale Labs1 broken
K-Bot open-source humanoid at $8,999 for the first 100 units, with $100 preorders and deliveries starting in 2025 (first July, later 'late 2025')
BrokenThe first Founder's Edition unit shipped in late September 2025. On 2025-11-04 founder Benjamin Bolte said the company had less than a month of runway, laid off most staff, cancelled the remaining preorders, refunded deposits and open-sourced its designs. Reports say about two units were delivered. Source
Sources for specs and status
- DesignSpark: K-Scale Labs launches K-Bot18 Jul 2025
- Humanoids Daily: K-Scale Labs cancels K-Bot orders4 Nov 2025
- The Information: K-Scale to shut down after exploring sale to 1X, Bot Co.Nov 2025
Last updated 27 Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Send a correction.