Overview

Pudu Robotics is a Chinese high-tech company that designs, manufactures and sells service robots for commercial use. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shenzhen, the company has become one of the better-known names in the global service-robotics sector, with products deployed in restaurants, cafés, hospitals, schools, offices, shopping malls, hotels and factories. Its portfolio spans delivery robots, commercial and industrial cleaning robots, and more recently embodied-AI and humanoid-style platforms. The company's growth accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when demand rose sharply for autonomous devices able to carry food and other items in public spaces with minimal human contact. Pudu Robotics operates research and development centres in Beijing and Chengdu in addition to its Shenzhen headquarters, and maintains branches and service points in more than 60 Chinese cities. Its products are sold in over 60 countries. In September 2021 the company established a collaboration with Panasonic, and in 2020 it received a USD 15 million investment from Meituan. Pudu's robots are positioned around efficiency and ease of deployment. According to cloud-collected data cited by the company, a single PuduBot can handle more than 300 trays per day during normal workflow and up to 400 during peak hours, compared with roughly 200 for a human waiter. Unlike earlier generations of autonomous robots, Pudu units do not require special markers to be installed in the environment; they navigate using a map created during an initial scan of the site that takes a few hours. Product lines include delivery robots such as the PUDU T300 for industrial use, FlashBot Max, BellaBot (used in restaurants including KFC and Pizza Hut as well as some Carrefour locations), KettyBot, PuduBot 2, BellaBot Pro and the PUDU HolaBot for hospital settings. Cleaning robots include the PUDU CC1 for industrial cleaning, the PUDU MT1 AI robotic sweeper and the PUDU SH1 vertical floor scrubber. The company has also moved into humanoid and embodied-AI territory with the FlashBot Arm, PUDU D9 and, presented in 2024, the PUDU D7 semi-humanoid robot based on artificial intelligence. Pudu Robotics remains a private company. Its official website organises offerings into commercial cleaning robots, commercial delivery robots, industrial delivery robots, embodied-AI robots and accessories, and it markets itself as an AI-driven service robotics provider for industrial and commercial delivery and cleaning.

History

Pudu Robotics was founded in 2016 as a Chinese high-tech company focused on the design, production and sale of robots for commercial service. It established its main office in Shenzhen, the southern Chinese technology hub, and later added research and development centres in Beijing and Chengdu, together with branches and service points in more than 60 cities across China. The company's early growth was closely tied to the commercial food-service sector, where its delivery robots were adopted by restaurants, cafés and other venues to carry trays and dishes. The COVID-19 pandemic marked a turning point: demand increased significantly for devices capable of autonomously transporting food in public places, reducing person-to-person contact, and Pudu expanded rapidly during this period. Its products also found use in hospitals, schools, offices, shopping malls, hotels and factories. In 2020, Pudu Robotics received a USD 15 million investment from Meituan, the Chinese food-delivery and local-services platform. In September 2021, the company established a collaboration with Panasonic, a partnership that supported its international expansion. By that point its products were being sold in more than 60 countries, and the company had built a global sales and service footprint alongside its Chinese operations. Pudu's robots are distinguished by their efficiency and by their navigation approach. According to cloud-collected data cited by the company, a single PuduBot can handle more than 300 trays per day during normal workflow and up to 400 during peak hours, compared with roughly 200 trays for a human waiter. Unlike earlier generations of autonomous robots, Pudu units do not require special markers to be installed in the environment; instead they move based on a map created during an initial scan of the site that takes a few hours. Over time the company broadened its portfolio beyond food delivery. It developed a family of delivery robots including the PUDU T300 for industrial use, FlashBot Max, BellaBot (used in restaurants such as KFC and Pizza Hut and in some Carrefour stores), KettyBot, PuduBot 2, BellaBot Pro and the PUDU HolaBot for hospital settings. It also entered the cleaning segment with the PUDU CC1 for industrial cleaning, the PUDU MT1 AI robotic sweeper and the PUDU SH1 vertical floor scrubber. More recently it has pursued humanoid and embodied-AI platforms, including the FlashBot Arm, PUDU D9 and, presented in 2024, the PUDU D7 semi-humanoid robot based on artificial intelligence. Pudu Robotics remains a private company. Its official website presents its offering across commercial cleaning robots, commercial delivery robots, industrial delivery robots, embodied-AI robots and accessories, positioning the company as an AI-driven service robotics provider for industrial and commercial delivery and cleaning.

2024
Presented PUDU D7, a new semi-humanoid robot based on artificial intelligence.
2021
Established a collaboration with Panasonic in September.
2020
Received a USD 15 million investment from Meituan.
2016
Pudu Robotics founded as a Chinese high-tech company focused on commercial service robots.

Products and positioning

AI-driven service robotics for industrial and commercial delivery and cleaning

Commercial Cleaning Robots
Commercial Delivery Robots
Industrial Delivery Robots
Embodied AI Robot

Controversies

2025
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Recent events

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PUDU BG1 Series wins two ISSA awards[7]PUDU BG1 系列荣获两项 ISSA 奖项en.antaranews.com
Reported: 2026-10-23
Pudu Robotics’ PUDU BG1 Series received the Robotics Award category award at the ISSA ASIA AWARDS 2026 in South Korea and the People’s Choice Award at the 2026 ISSA Excellence Awards in Australia.
Unconfirmed
Pudu Robotics and JD.com launch PUDU D7 JoyInside customized version[8]普渡机器人与京东联合发布PUDU D7 JoyInside定制版hy.stock.cnfol.com
During the 2026 World Robot Conference, Pudu Robotics and JD.com jointly launched the PUDU D7 JoyInside customized humanoid intelligent work partner, which integrates JD.com's JoyInside conversational agent and simultaneously became available on JD.com's e-commerce platform.
2026-08-27
Pudu Robotics launches PUDU MP2000 AI-native pallet handling robot[9]普渡机器人发布PUDU MP2000 AI原生托盘搬运机器人en.antaranews.com
Reported: 2026-08-27
Pudu Robotics announced the launch of the PUDU MP2000, an AI-native pallet handling robot with a 2,000 kg payload capacity designed for autonomous floor-to-floor material transport in warehouses, logistics facilities and manufacturing environments.
2021-11-03
Pudu Robotics opens registrations for a limited-time PuduBot free trial in Dallas[10]Pudu Robotics在达拉斯开放PuduBot限时免费试用报名prnewswire.com
Reported: 2021-11-03
Pudu Robotics opened registrations for a limited-time, one-week free trial of its PuduBot food delivery robot for businesses in Dallas, Texas.
2021-05-18
Pudu completes Series C funding[11]普渡科技完成C轮融资finance.sina.com.cn
Reported: 2021-05-18
Pudu Robotics announced that it had completed a CNY 500 million Series C financing round, with new strategic shareholders and continued investments from existing shareholders Meituan and Sequoia Capital China Fund.
2021-03-19
Pudu Technology announces Hulu and Lightning Box[12]普渡科技发布“葫芦”和“闪电匣”finance.sina.com.cn
Reported: 2021-03-19
Pudu Technology announced two products, “Hulu” and “Lightning Box.”
Unconfirmed
Pudu Technology wins 2020 Most Influential Enterprise award[13]普渡科技获评“2020年中国新经济之王最具影响力企业”itbear.com.cn
Pudu Technology won the 36Kr WISE 2020 “China's Most Influential Enterprise in the New Economy” award, following an evaluation by the 36Kr Research Institute.
2020-12-22
Pudu Technology named to Venture50 hard-tech top 50[14]普渡科技入选“投资界硬科技企业50强”itbear.com.cn
Pudu Technology received notification that it had been selected for the Venture50 hard-tech top 50 list.
Unconfirmed
Pudu Technology named among Shenzhen’s 50 Most Investment-Value Enterprises[15]普渡科技获评“2020深圳最具投资价值企业50强”itbear.com.cn
Pudu Technology was named to the 2020 Shenzhen Top 50 Most Investment-Value Enterprises list.
2020-11-20
Pudu Technology opens global orders for Joyful Disinfection 2[16]普渡科技新一代消毒机器人“欢乐消2”接受全球订购itbear.com.cn
Pudu Technology's new disinfection robot, Joyful Disinfection 2, was accepting global orders. The article also described the robot as soon to be introduced to global markets.

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