K-Bot
Our latest humanoid, designed for developers
Open-Source Personal Robots.
We're accelerating the timeline to a world with billions of robots, and making sure they're accessible, auditable, and beneficial to humanity.
1908
Automobile
Ford Model T
1977
Personal Computer
Apple II
1989
Mobile Gaming
Game Boy
2007
Smart Phone
iPhone
2012
Electric Vehicle
Tesla Model S
2013
VR Headset
Oculus Rift DK1
2025
Personal Robot
K-Bot
Why open-source robots matter
Our mission at K-Scale Labs is to accelerate the timeline to a world with billions of general-purpose robots, by making them open-source and universally accessible. We believe this is the best route towards making humanity into a Type 1 civilization on the Kardashev scale.
Our achievements
We've completed 6 generations of robots in less than a year
Z-Bot
Small, mass-manufacturable design, used in CS courses at Stanford
K-Bot v0.1
Full-sized aluminum test bench for our stack, optimized for sim-to-real
Zeroth Bot
Open-source, 3D printable robot for under $350; our first model used for university level education
Stompy Mini
Designed for simulation training, with improved parts and reduced size
Stompy
Our first 3D printed robot ever, built in two months with four 3D printers
We're engineers, hackers, and researchers that believe in a world where robots are made for everyone
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