# PUDU D9: robot model

Canonical ID: `d9221708-c8f9-4d07-9160-e935305bd838`

- **Slug:** pudu-d9
- **Form factor:** humanoid
- **Maturity stage:** research
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

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

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.

### Who makes PUDU D9?

PUDU D9 is made by Pudu Robotics, based in Shenzhen, China, founded in 2016.

### Where is PUDU D9 deployed?

No verified deployments of PUDU D9 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

### What is PUDU D9's maturity stage?

PUDU D9 is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.


## 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

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