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Get Z-Bot (Zeroth Bot)

K-Scale Labs · open hardware

Buy it from the maker, source the parts yourself, print or outsource the printed parts, or hire someone who has built one. Same numbers, side by side, then a helper that picks one for your budget, tools, time and experience.

L1CompiledBuild package →Printables →
Maker sale
Not sold by the maker
Parts, best region
$125+ US
Printer time
—
Fully buildable
not yet
Fig 1/4RenderZ-Bot (Zeroth Bot) studio render, three-quarter front view
Studio render of the published URDF, the model's zero pose. Geometry only; colours are the model's own materials.© Rendered by Hyperspawn from kscalelabs/zeroth-bot (MIT) · Hyperspawn render · source
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01

Side by side

Figures from the package · US prices
A

Buy from the maker

Not offered
What you getNot sold by the maker. The registry lists no maker sale for this robot.
Cost—
Time—
Tools—
Skill—
Unknowns—
No store link
B

Source the parts

10/21 priced
What you getA cart of 21 BOM lines (293 parts) across vendors, maker's store first.
Cost$125+11 lines unpriced. 11 lines have no offer for US. 4 ship from a global vendor.
  • IN$125 · 17 n/a
  • US$125 · 11 n/a
  • EU$125 · 17 n/a
  • CN$125 · 16 n/a
Vendor price where stated, else the package list price. n/a = lines with no vendor there.
TimeAssembly time not stated13 steps without a timePackage caveat: K-Scale Labs shut down in November 2025 and refunded preorders. docs.kscale.dev and docs.zeroth.bot did not resolve (DNS failure) on 2026-09-24, so all doc content was read from the GitHub source repos (kscalelabs/docs, zeroth-robotics/docs).
ToolsBambu-class FDM printer · soldering iron · 1.5 mm hex · 2.5 mm hex · balenaEtcher · +1 more
SkillSoldering, crimping. 13 steps3 safety-critical
Unknowns
  • 11 line prices
  • 11 vendors for US
  • Shipping, duties, taxes
Open the cart
C

Print it, or have it printed

22 printed
What you get22 printed parts.
Cost—No grams in the package, so no filament cost. Print services quote from the files.
TimePrint time not stated.
ToolsFDM printerMinimum bed not stated
SkillUnspecified
Unknowns
  • 22 parts with no grams or hours
  • Print-service prices
  • Largest part size
Printables list
D

Hire a builder

Certified at L5
What you getSomeone who has built this robot assembles it for you, or with you.
CostQuoteParts plus labour. No builder rates are published yet.
TimeSet with the builder.
ToolsNone
SkillNone
Unknowns
  • No certified teams yet: certification needs L5, Z-Bot (Zeroth Bot) is L1.
  • Availability near you
Crew on humanoidrobots.team
02

Which way is yours

Rules, not a model · every reason is shown
Tools you have
Time
Experience
Recommended pathquote

Hire a builder

  • ✓No tools, no skill needed.
  • !No certified teams yet (needs L5; Z-Bot (Zeroth Bot) is L1).
Go
  1. 02Source parts, use a print serviceNeeds soldering or crimping; you have no soldering iron ticked.$125 + print quote
  2. 03Source parts, print at homeNeeds an FDM printer; you have none ticked.$125+
03

Build readiness

What makes a robot fully buildable
  • ■Open hardware (CAD + BOM public)yes
  • ■Build package compiledyes
  • □BOM lines with a vendor11/21
  • ■Fabrication list14 entries
  • ■Assembly steps, each with a check13/13
  • ■Firmware describedyes

Each unchecked line is a bounty on humanoidrobots.team.

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Honest unknowns

What this page cannot tell you
  • 11 of 21 BOM lines carry no price.
  • Lines with no vendor, by region: IN 17, US 11, EU 17, CN 16.
  • 22 printed parts have neither grams nor print time.
  • 13 assembly steps have no time estimate.
  • Resale and used units: not tracked.
  • Shipping, duties and taxes: not included anywhere on this page.

Lead-time notes from the package

  • Package caveat K-Scale Labs shut down in November 2025 and refunded preorders. docs.kscale.dev and docs.zeroth.bot did not resolve (DNS failure) on 2026-09-24, so all doc content was read from the GitHub source repos (kscalelabs/docs, zeroth-robotics/docs).