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PUDU D9

Price undisclosed

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…

Track PUDU D9
Manufacturer
Pudu Robotics
Form factor
humanoid
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

Overview

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.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Verified deployments
1 deployment on file
Sources on file
4 sources, view all

Key facts

Height

170 cm

Weight

65 kg

DOF

42

Payload

>20 kg

Operating speed

2 m/s

Autonomy level

research

Specs

Dof

42

Hands

11-DoF

Notes

Verified: Pudu Robotics (founded 2016, Shenzhen; CEO Zhang Tao / Felix Zhang) is a large commercial SERVICE-robot maker (130,000+ units shipped across 85+ countries: BellaBot, delivery/cleaning robots). It entered humanoids via Pudu X-Lab / PUDU Embodied: the D9 full-size bipedal humanoid (Dec 2024) and the D7 industrial semi-humanoid (Jun 2026)., Maturity = research (humanoid only): The registry entity is the HUMANOID, which is research/demo-tier: both D9 and D7 are vendor-announced with marketing demos and pre-sale/launch language; NO third-party operator or paying-customer field deployment of either humanoid is verifiable. Pudu's service-robot commercial scale does NOT transfer to the bipedal/semi-humanoid line. maturityStage=research., Claimed but NOT verified: Any actual customer/operator deployment of D9 or D7 in production; D9 pre-sale opening / units delivered; PuduFM 1.0 real-world task performance (vendor claim); D7 specs (announcement-stated, not independently benchmarked).

Specs

PUDU D9 (announced Dec 19 2024): 170 cm, 65 kg, 42 DoF, 352 Nm max joint torque, 2 m/s, >20 kg payload, dual 7-DoF arms, DH11 11-DoF hand. PUDU D7 (Jun 1 2026): industrial semi-humanoid on PuduFM 1.0; 14 kg payload, ~2 m reach, dual-arm force control, dual-LiDAR 360, autonomous battery swap.

Height cm

170

Speed m s

2

Weight kg

65

Form Factor

humanoid (D9 full-size bipedal; D7 industrial semi-humanoid on a wheeled base)

Payload kg

>20

To scale

Human175 cmPUDU D9170 cm (5'7") · 65 kg

Data & sources

Press releases

2

News coverage

1

Web sources

1

4 sources backing this record.View all →

Availability and pricing

Availability
Not disclosed
Price
$16K to $30K (analyst estimate)as of 2025-01-01
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Pricing

One-time purchase

$16,000 - $30,000 USDanalyst estimateas of 2025-01-01

Source: Pudu D9 Pricing & Features – QVIRO

Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.

Prices verified as of Jan 1, 2025

Deployments (1)

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Full change history →

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Pudu Robotics

Pudu Robotics' launch of its D9 full-size bipedal humanoid (Pudu is primarily a service-robot maker). Choreographed launch demonstration footage.

Safety record

No incidents on record for PUDU D9.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (4)

  1. https://www.therobotreport.com/pudu-d9-humanoid-robot-launched/
  2. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pudu-robotics-unveils-pudu-d9-a-full-sized-humanoid-robot-driving-commercially-viable-embodied-intelligence-302336109.html
  3. 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
  4. https://roboticsbusinessnews.com/news/10/3043/pudu-robotics-launches-pudu-d7-semi-humanoid-robot-for-intelligent-industrial-automation.html

Common questions

What is 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.
How much does PUDU D9 cost?
PUDU D9 is listed at $16,000 to $30,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an analyst estimate, not an official price.
Pudu D9 Pricing & Features – QVIRO
Is PUDU D9 actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. PUDU D9 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
What are the specs of PUDU D9?
PUDU D9's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Degrees of freedom: 42; Height: 170; Weight: 65; Payload: >20. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes PUDU D9?
PUDU D9 is made by Pudu Robotics, based in Shenzhen, China, founded in 2016.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

2
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication
1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for PUDU D9.

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