Funding
$150.0M
Models
2
Overview
Chinese commercial service robotics company — global leader with 23% market share and 120,000+ units shipped. Develops delivery robots for restaurants, hotels, and retail. Valued at $1.5B+ after $150M funding round. Also developing bipedal humanoid robots.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Founder/CEO
HQ
Founded
Funding
Market share
Deployment
Humanoid pivot
Incidents
Data & sources
Press releases
2
News coverage
1
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Pudu CC1
Autonomous 4-in-1 commercial cleaning robot (sweep, scrub, vacuum, mop) using Pudu's in-house PUDU VSLAM+ (visual SLAM + LiDAR fusion) with stain detection and floor-type recognition; no ceiling markers. ~5,000-8,000 m2 per operation.
Current platform
PUDU D9
Pudu Robotics (founded 2016 in Shenzhen; CEO Zhang Tao, also known as Felix Zhang) is a large commercial service-robot maker, with more than 130,000 robots shipped across 85-plus countries including the BellaBot delivery robot and various cleaning robots, that entered the humanoid race through its Pudu X-Lab and PUDU Embodied groups. Its humanoid line comprises the PUDU D9, a full-size bipedal humanoid announced on December 19, 2024 at 170 cm, 65 kg, 42 degrees of freedom, 352 Nm of maximum joint torque, 2 m/s, more than 20 kg of payload, dual 7-degree-of-freedom arms and an 11-degree-of-freedom hand, and the PUDU D7, an industrial semi-humanoid on a wheeled base unveiled on June 1, 2026, built on the PuduFM 1.0 foundation model with about 14 kg of payload, roughly 2 m of reach, dual-arm force control, dual-LiDAR 360-degree perception, and autonomous battery swap. The registry entity here is the humanoid, which sits at research maturity: both the D9 and D7 are vendor-announced with marketing demonstrations and pre-sale or launch language, and no third-party operator or paying-customer field deployment of either is verifiable. Critically, Pudu's genuine commercial scale in service robots does not transfer to its bipedal and semi-humanoid line, so claims of customer deployment, an opened D9 pre-sale, and PuduFM real-world performance are recorded as claimed-but-not-verified.
Pudu Robotics on the deployment map
Where Pudu Robotics's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Pudu Robotics, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
- What are commercial cleaning robots and how do they work?
Commercial cleaning robots are autonomous floor scrubbers, vacuums, and mopping machines deployed in airports, shopping malls, warehouses, hospitals, and office buildings. The category divides along a platform axis: BrainOS-powered robots (Tennant AMR, SoftBank Robotics Whiz) license autonomy software from Brain Corp, while own-stack makers (Avidbots, Gausium, Karcher, LionsBot) develop their navigation internally.
- What is Pudu Robotics and does it make cleaning robots?
Pudu Robotics is a Shenzhen-based commercial robot maker founded in 2016, primarily known for food service delivery robots (BellaBot, KettyBot). The company has expanded into commercial cleaning with the CC1 autonomous cleaning robot, applying its delivery-focused SLAM navigation infrastructure to floor maintenance tasks.
Current leadership (1)
- Felix Zhang Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Felix Zhangsolefounded 2016-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Pudu Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Pudu Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Supplied by (1)
Sensors
- RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd.company-levelRoboSense solid-state LiDAR on Pudu D5-series service robotssuppliesclaimed
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (1)
- Pudu Robotics x Denner with Dennerdeployment
Funding rounds (1)
- Other2026-02-01
$150M(reported) · $1.5B post
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Pudu CC1 commercial cleaning robot
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Pudu D9 bipedal humanoid
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2020
PUDU D9 at Shenzhen
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2020
Pudu CC1 at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)
Sources (3)
- https://www.therobotreport.com/pudu-d9-humanoid-robot-launched/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pudu-robotics-unveils-pudu-d9-a-full-sized-humanoid-robot-driving-commercially-viable-embodied-intelligence-302336109.html
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pudu-embodied-unveils-the-next-generation-pudu-d7-opening-a-new-chapter-for-industrial-semi-humanoid-robotics-302786976.html
Common questions
- What is Pudu Robotics?
- Chinese commercial service robotics company — global leader with 23% market share and 120,000+ units shipped. Develops delivery robots for restaurants, hotels, and retail. Valued at $1.5B+ after $150M funding round. Also developing bipedal humanoid robots.
- What does Pudu Robotics make?
- Pudu Robotics has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Pudu CC1, PUDU D9 (Pudu Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Is Pudu Robotics publicly traded?
- No. Pudu Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Pudu Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Pudu Robotics building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, Boston Dynamics, UBTech Robotics.
- Who is the CEO of Pudu Robotics?
- Felix Zhang is the ceo of Pudu Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Pudu Robotics?
- Pudu Robotics is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $150M in disclosed funding.
- Where is Pudu Robotics headquartered?
- Pudu Robotics is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
- How much funding has Pudu Robotics raised?
- Pudu Robotics has raised approximately $150M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Who owns Pudu Robotics?
- Pudu Robotics is privately held and venture-backed ($150M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does Pudu Robotics operate robots?
- Pudu Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Pudu Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Pudu Robotics ranks in roughly the top 24% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Pudu Robotics founded?
- Pudu Robotics was founded in 2016.
- Is Pudu Robotics safe?
- Pudu Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Pudu Robotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Pudu Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Pudu Robotics brings Physical AI into everyday life at Davos Tech Summit Robot City
Pudu Robotics demonstrated physical AI service robots at the Davos Tech Summit Robot City. In June 2026 Pudu and partner Robobee deployed 200 PUDU CC1 cleaning robots with Swiss…
Pudu Robotics Raises $150M, Valuation Exceeds $1.5B
Pudu Robotics raised nearly $150M, pushing valuation above $1.5B. With 23% global market share and 120,000+ units shipped, Pudu is a global leader in commercial service robotics.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/pudu-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/pudu-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/0e6f5894-072b-435c-bf40-d5edc199dcca
- Revision history: /companies/pudu-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Video
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Reality vs attention
Pudu Robotics draws attention at the 75th percentile but verifies reality at the 63rd percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +11.8, 17th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $150M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 19, 2026