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Pudu Robotics

Pudu Robotics is a Service Robotics company founded in 2016 and based in Shenzhen, China. It has raised $300M in total funding, most recently a Growth in 2026 at a $1.5B valuation.

Pudu Robotics designs and manufactures commercial service robots for indoor delivery, cleaning, disinfection, and industrial logistics. Its products include the BellaBot food-running robot, CC1 cleaning robot, and T300 industrial delivery robot, deployed in restaurants, hotels, factories, and hospitals worldwide. Founded in 2016 by Felix Zhang in Shenzhen, Pudu has grown into the world's leading commercial service robot manufacturer by shipment volume. The company has shipped more than 120,000 units to over 80 countries, with commercial cleaning accounting for more than 70% of 2025 revenue. It is headquartered in Shenzhen with R&D centers in Chengdu and Hong Kong. In April 2026 Pudu raised nearly $150M at a valuation exceeding $1.5B, bringing cumulative funding past $300M. Proceeds will accelerate embodied AI development and global expansion. Revenue doubled year-over-year in 2025, and the company's industrial delivery line shipped over 4,000 units within its first year on the market.

Pudu is the clearest example of China's service-robotics supply chain reaching global scale, exporting affordable commercial robots faster than any Western competitor.

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At a glance

Total raised

$300M

last round growth

Headcount

501-1000

approximate · public range

Headquarters

Shenzhen

China

Founded

2016

10 years active

Status

Private

Service Robotics

Latest valuation

Funding history

Total raised

$300M

Rounds tracked

1

Latest stage

Growth

Latest valuation

$1.5B

Date	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors
Apr 23, 2026	Growth	$150M	$1.5B	—

In the news

Products

BellaBot
Cat-shaped food delivery robot featuring innovative bionic design and multi-modal interaction capabilities. Designed for restaurant and retail deployment, BellaBot engages guests with 3D obstacle avoidance, voice greetings, and playful animations. Features dual SLAM positioning—integrating both laser and visual navigation—and three RGBD cameras enabling 0.5-second obstacle response time. Supports 40kg load capacity across 4 trays. Deployed at IHOP, Kura Sushi USA, Disney, and Civitas Senior Living.
KettyBot
Delivery and reception robot with an integrated advertising screen targeting restaurants, retail, and hospitality venues. The compact C-shaped body passes through clearances of only 55cm, enabling operation in complex and crowded environments. Features AI voice interaction for customer engagement and autonomous path planning to guide patrons. Uses laser and visual dual navigation for obstacle detection. The Pro variant adds smart tray inspection via visual sensors and narrower passageway capability. Since its 2021 launch, KettyBot has been deployed by global brands including KFC, Pizza Hut, and Walmart.
PUDU CC1 (cleaning)
Autonomous four-in-one cleaning robot combining sweeping, carpet vacuuming, dust mopping, and scrubbing with autonomous real-time stain detection and adaptive cleaning intensity for different floor types. Uses the PUDU SLAM positioning system supporting both visual and laser SLAM for navigation in complex environments. Designed for small and medium-sized scenarios including offices, hotels, hospitals, and retail spaces. Features automatic water refill/drainage and charging via a docking station with mobile water station. Product has shipped over 20,000 units with consistent 100%+ year-over-year growth.
PUDU T300 (industrial delivery)
Autonomous mobile robot for factory logistics and warehouse material transport with 300 kg payload capacity. Pudu Robotics' first robot designed expressly for industrial applications, the T300 combines VSLAM & LiDAR SLAM navigation for real-time map adaptation without layout remodeling. ISO 3691-4 compliant with LiDAR sensors, depth cameras, collision protection sensors, and emergency stop buttons that identify low-lying or suspended obstacles and recognize floor safety lines. Compatible with multiple hardware extensions including conveyor modules and towing configurations. Offers 8-hour battery life with 2-hour fast charging plus automatic recharging and battery replacement for round-the-clock operation. Pudu shipped over 4,000 industrial AMRs within two years of entering the segment in 2024.
SemiBot
I cannot provide a description for this product. Web search confirms that Pudu Robotics does not manufacture a product called 'SemiBot.' The company's current lineup includes service delivery robots, industrial AMRs, cleaning robots, and the PUDU D7 semi-humanoid robot, but no product bearing the SemiBot name. Please verify the product name and company.
D9 humanoid
Pudu Robotics' first full-sized bipedal humanoid robot, standing 170 cm tall and weighing 65 kg. The D9 features 42 degrees of freedom across its joints, with a maximum joint torque of 352 Nm, and is equipped with the PUDU DH11 dexterous hand, enabling human-like bipedal walking and dual-hand operational capabilities. Equipped with two robot arms with seven degrees of freedom each, the D9 boasts a payload capacity exceeding 20 kg. Leveraging years of R&D and proprietary reinforcement-learning algorithms, the D9 can rapidly learn from extensive datasets, executing end-to-end task planning to meet various operational demands. The company aims for "commercially viable embodied intelligence" with the D9, which will soon be available for pre-sale.