What Pudu Robotics does

Pudu Robotics (深圳市普渡科技股份有限公司 / Shenzhen Pudu Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Shenzhen-headquartered, privately held commercial service robotics company founded in January 2016 by Felix Zhang (张涛). It designs, manufactures, and sells AI-powered autonomous robots across four product lines: commercial cleaning (PUDU CC1/CC1 Pro, MT1/MT1 Max/MT1 Vac, BG1/BG1 Pro, SH1), commercial delivery (BellaBot/BellaBot Pro, KettyBot Pro, SwiftBot Neo, PuduBot 2, FlashBot, FlashBot Arm), industrial delivery (PUDU T150, T300, T600, D5 quadruped), and embodied AI form factors (PUDU D7 industrial semi-humanoid, PUDU D9 full-size bipedal humanoid, DH11 11-DOF dexterous hand). The company reports having shipped 130,000+ units across 80+ countries and holding 23% global market share (#1) in commercial service robotics per Frost & Sullivan.

Underlying the product portfolio is a proprietary full-stack 'One Brain, Multiple Embodiments' (一脑多形) platform architecture comprising three technology stacks — Embodied Navigation (PUDU VSLAM+ multi-sensor fusion), Embodied Operation (motion control, integrated joint modules, dexterous hands), and Embodied Interaction (multi-modal AI) — built on a PuduFM 1.0 embodied intelligence foundation model and PuduAgent general-purpose agent platform. Flagship products run NVIDIA Orin + RK3588 dual-chip compute (275 TOPS) and integrate with proprietary IoT accessories (LoRa caller, elevator control, gate module, hotel phone adapter) plus VDA5050 standard protocol support on T600. The company holds 1,800+ cumulative patent applications and multiple international design awards (German Red Dot, iF Design, Japanese G-Mark).

Pudu generates revenue primarily through quote-based enterprise hardware sales via field sales and distributor channels, with recurring revenue streams from accessories and consumables, PUDU CARE service subscriptions (Repair/Installation/Maintenance Worry-Free packages), and regional distributor enablement. Backed by Tencent, Meituan, Sequoia Capital China, and others with cumulative funding above USD 300 million, Pudu operates five overseas subsidiaries (Japan, Korea, USA, Singapore, Netherlands), three R&D centers (Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hong Kong), and three to four manufacturing plants (Jianhu, Tongxiang, Jiujiang, Wuzhen), and is pursuing a Hong Kong IPO.

Name

Pudu Robotics

Legal name

深圳市普渡科技股份有限公司 (Shenzhen Pudu Technology Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://pudutech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Pudu Robotics (founded 2016, Shenzhen) designs and manufactures AI-powered autonomous commercial service robots — including delivery, cleaning, industrial, and humanoid robots — sold across 80+ countries with 130,000+ units deployed and a 23% global market share (#1 per Frost & Sullivan).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Service Robotics

akta.pro primary industry

Service & Hospitality Robots (HDAAAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Warehouse Robotics (HDAAAIAA), Humanoid & General-Purpose Robots (HDAAAIAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial service robots
• Autonomous delivery robots
• Industrial delivery robots
• Commercial cleaning robots
• Humanoid robots

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenzhen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commercial service robot hardware sales: Primary revenue stream from sale of proprietary commercial service robots across four product lines: commercial cleaning (PUDU BG1/BG1 Pro, MT1/Max/Vac, CC1/CC1 Pro, SH1), commercial delivery (BellaBot, BellaBot Pro, KettyBot Pro, SwiftBot Neo, PuduBot 2, FlashBot/FlashBot Arm), industrial delivery (PUDU T150, T300, T600, D5), and embodied AI (PUDU D7, D9, DH11). Commercial cleaning represented 70%+ of total 2025 revenue; industrial delivery shipped 4,000+ units within one year of launch. One-time unit sales to enterprise and channel partners.
2. Accessories & consumables: Recurring/aftermarket revenue from robot accessories and consumables sold through pudutech.com and the JD.com self-operated store. Includes trays, food covers, cup holders, carpet vacuum attachments, single-layer roller modules, top-lift shelving, traction mechanisms, reflective columns, call buttons, IoT modules, charging stations, workstations, and PUDU mobile water stations.
3. PUDU CARE value-added services: Recurring service revenue from PUDU CARE, the company's full-lifecycle service program. Three paid product bundles: Repair Worry-Free (官方认证工程师, original factory parts, 1-hour response SLA), Installation Worry-Free (standardized SOP + user training), and Maintenance Worry-Free (routine + deep cleaning, software upgrades, map optimization). Single-purchase and annual packages available; currently limited to CC1, MT1, and T series.
4. Region/distributor franchise fees & partner enablement: Indirect revenue from regional agency / distributor onboarding driven through the website 'Regional Agent' inquiry flow, channel partner enablement programs, and recurring distributor relationships (e.g., Sekido Japan, Burroughs North America, Robobee Switzerland). Annual distributor conferences (e.g., 2026 National Distributor Conference on May 20) suggest partner-program-driven revenue mix.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Pudu Robotics designs, manufactures, and sells autonomous commercial service robots for restaurants, hotels, hospitals, retail, manufacturing, and warehouse environments. Its portfolio spans commercial food delivery robots, building delivery robots, industrial material handling robots, commercial floor-cleaning robots, and a new line of embodied AI semi-humanoid and bipedal humanoid robots, all unified by the proprietary PuduFM 1.0 foundation model, PuduAgent platform, and PUDU VSLAM+ navigation technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pudu X-Lab (普渡X实验室): In-house innovation lab responsible for embodied AI and humanoid robotics products including FlashBot Arm, PUDU D7, and PUDU D9.
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Products and services

• PUDU BG1 / BG1 Pro (AI-Native Large Floor Scrubbing Robot) AI-native autonomous floor scrubbing robot for large commercial facilities, featuring 3D VSLAM + LiDAR perception, AI Magic Cleaning, AI patrol mode, and 24-hour automatic cleaning operation.
• PUDU CC1 / CC1 Pro (Commercial Cleaning Robot) Autonomous commercial floor-cleaning robot with AI-driven dirt detection, residual stain re-cleaning, garbage identification, and structured cleaning dashboards for facility management, retail, and large commercial venues.
• PUDU MT1 / MT1 Max / MT1 Vac (AI Smart Sweeping Robots) AI-driven autonomous sweeping robots for commercial environments, with 3D perception variants and AI vacuum/sweep/push configurations for large floor areas in offices, hotels, and retail venues.
• PUDU SH1 (Smart Upright Scrubber) Smart upright scrubber for commercial floor cleaning, designed for targeted cleaning operations in retail and facility management environments.
• BellaBot (Premium Marketing Delivery Robot) Premium cat-themed marketing delivery robot with expressive face, AI voice interaction, multi-microphone sound source localization, and AI noise reduction, used in restaurants for food delivery and guest engagement.
• BellaBot Pro (贝拉Pro) Upgraded premium marketing delivery robot for restaurants and hospitality, with enhanced AI voice interaction, multi-modal expression, and higher-capacity payload trays.
• KettyBot Pro (葫芦Pro) Delivery and greeting robot combining AD-display marketing with autonomous food delivery, designed for restaurant entrances, hotel lobbies, and retail front-of-house.
• SwiftBot Neo (巧乐送 Neo) Smart scenario-based delivery robot optimized for private-room (包厢) and peak-hour food delivery in busy restaurants, with intelligent cross-floor and traffic avoidance.
• PuduBot 2 (欢乐送2) Multi-scenario indoor delivery robot for restaurants, hotels, and offices, supporting tray-based food delivery and customizable accessories for various service workflows.
• FlashBot (闪电匣) Building Delivery Robot Building delivery robot for hotels, apartments, and offices that autonomously calls elevators, navigates multi-floor buildings, and delivers items to rooms via cloud-based elevator control compatible with KONE and OTIS.
• FlashBot Arm (Class-Humanoid Embodied Intelligence Service Robot) Class-humanoid semi-humanoid service robot with dual 7-DOF arms and dexterous hands for autonomous building delivery, elevator operation, gate access, and adaptive scenario handling in hospitality environments.
• PUDU T150 (Light-Payload Industrial Delivery Robot) Light-payload (150 kg) autonomous industrial delivery robot for internal material transport in factories and warehouses, with rapid mapping and deployment, dual LiDAR navigation, and ISO 3691-4 safety compliance.
• PUDU T300 (Industrial Delivery Robot) Heavy-payload industrial autonomous delivery robot for manufacturing and warehouse material transport, supporting multi-machine scheduling and warehouse management integration.
• PUDU T600 / T600 Hidden (Heavy-Payload Industrial Delivery Robot) Heavy-payload (600 kg) industrial autonomous mobile robot with VDA5050 protocol support for interoperable fleet coordination, autonomous pick/place, and shelf group identification in large-scale logistics and manufacturing environments.
• PUDU D5 Series (Industry-Grade Autonomous Quadruped Robot) Industry-grade autonomous quadruped robot with 275 TOPS dual-chip AI compute, 360° LiDAR perception, IP67 ruggedization, and extreme temperature tolerance for industrial inspection, patrol, logistics support, and emergency response.
• PUDU D7 (Industrial Semi-Humanoid Robot) Industrial-grade evolvable semi-humanoid robot with dual 7-DOF arms, millimeter-precision tactile intelligence, 360° LiDAR awareness, and autonomous battery swapping for 24/7 continuous operation in manufacturing and warehouse environments.
• PUDU D9 (Full-Size Bipedal Humanoid Robot) Pudu's first full-size bipedal humanoid robot with 42 degrees of freedom, integrated 11-DoF five-finger dexterous hands, millimeter-precision tactile sensing, and 275 TOPS onboard compute for complex manipulation tasks.
• PUDU DH11 (11-DOF Five-Finger Dexterous Hand) Proprietary 11-degree-of-freedom five-finger dexterous robotic hand with high-resolution tactile sensing for fine manipulation, deployed on the FlashBot Arm, PUDU D7, and PUDU D9 humanoid robots.
• PuduFM 1.0 (Embodied Intelligence Foundation Model) Embodied intelligence foundation model powering Pudu's heterogeneous robot fleet, enabling unified cross-form-factor operation via a Physical Intuition Model, Vision-Language-Action module, and real-world data flywheel training.
• PuduAgent (General Embodied AI Agent Platform) General-purpose embodied AI agent platform enabling developers to build reusable skills, orchestrate multi-robot collaboration, and execute long-horizon tasks across Pudu's heterogeneous robot fleet.
• PUDU CARE (Full-Lifecycle Service Program) Recurring full-lifecycle service program for Pudu robot owners, offering three paid product bundles: Repair Worry-Free (官方认证工程师, original factory parts, 1-hour response SLA), Installation Worry-Free (standardized SOP + user training), and Maintenance Worry-Free (routine + deep cleaning, software upgrades, map optimization). Available as single-purchase or annual subscription for CC1, MT1, and T series robots.
• Pudu Robot Accessories and Consumables Aftermarket accessories and consumables sold via pudutech.com and the JD.com self-operated store, including trays, food covers, cup holders, carpet vacuum attachments, single-layer roller modules, top-lift shelving, traction mechanisms, reflective columns, call buttons, IoT modules, charging stations, workstations, and PUDU mobile water stations.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability6 records

Feature11 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bear Robotics: US-based developer of commercial food-service delivery robots (Servi, Carti) targeting restaurants and hotels — a direct competitor to Pudu's BellaBot, KettyBot, and FlashBot lines with overlapping customer base and use cases.
• Keenon Robotics: Shanghai-based commercial service robotics company with comparable delivery and cleaning product lines (including DINERBOT and KLEENBOT) sold into restaurants, hotels, and hospitals — directly competing with Pudu's core franchise.
• LionsBot: Singapore-based commercial cleaning robotics company with autonomous scrubbers and sweepers — a direct competitor to Pudu's CC1, MT1, and BG1 product lines in the same commercial cleaning revenue segment.

Emerging players

• Apptronik: Austin-based humanoid robotics company (Apollo) partnered with Google DeepMind — competes in the same industrial humanoid category as PUDU D7/D9 with strong AI partnerships and Mercedes-Benz pilot deployments.
• Agility Robotics: US-based humanoid robotics company (Digit) backed by Amazon — directly competing with Pudu D9 in warehouse and industrial humanoid deployment with established pilot programs at logistics customers.
• Unitree Robotics: Chinese quadruped (Go1, Go2, B2) and emerging humanoid (H1, G1) robotics company with aggressive pricing — overlaps directly with Pudu's PUDU D5 quadruped and full-size humanoid roadmap from a similar Chinese supply chain.
• Figure AI: US-based humanoid robotics startup (Figure 01/02) backed by OpenAI, Microsoft, and NVIDIA — competes with Pudu D9 in industrial humanoid commercialization and represents a credible software-heavy competitor to Pudu's embodied AI thesis.

Broad incumbents

• Geek+: Global leader in warehouse and industrial AMR/AGV systems with overlapping commercial cleaning and logistics exposure — a broader incumbent competing with Pudu's T-series industrial line and category-scale robotics platform.
• Boston Dynamics: Established commercial humanoid (Atlas) and quadruped (Spot) robotics player under Hyundai ownership — competes with Pudu's D7/D9/D5 form factors and brings substantial R&D resources and brand to the embodied AI race.
• Xiaomi (CyberOne / CyberDog): Chinese consumer-tech incumbent with humanoid (CyberOne) and quadruped (CyberDog) robotics programs leveraging massive in-house capital and supply chain — a broad incumbent threat to Pudu's embodied AI and humanoid positioning from a much larger balance sheet.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PuduRobotics
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pudu

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds9 records

Investors16 records

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M&A

Investments

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