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Pudu Robotics 普渡机器人

China’s commercial service robotics leader, now launching humanoids and semi-humanoids for global hospitality and retail.

Humanoids & Robotics · Europe status 4 · updated 2026-10-26

At a glance

FieldHumanoids & Robotics

HeadquartersShenzhen

Founded2016

StageScaleup

Europe status4 · Customers / operations

In EuropeNL, DE, PL, CH

Funding~$150 million raised in April 2026

Valuationabove $1.5 billion (April 2026)

Sanctions checknot yet checked

Updated2026-10-26

Europe status

Pudu Robotics: 4 — Customers / operations

0No footprint

1Declared interest

2Partner / distributor

3Own office

4Customers / operations

5Production

Rated only on confirmed evidence listed below; status 2026-10-26.

Evidence for the Europe status

Only confirmed, sourced steps count. Announcements without follow-through are listed as declared interest at most.

European subsidiary in the Netherlandsa European subsidiary in the NetherlandsPudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
Exhibitor at EuroShop in Düsseldorfan exhibitor at EuroShop in DüsseldorfPudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
BellaBots in Carrefour stores in Poland since 2022BellaBots in Carrefour stores in Poland since 2022Pudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
Swiss retailer Denner rolling out 200 Pudu cleaning robots chain-wideannounced in June 2026 — Swiss retailer Denner rolling out 200 Pudu cleaning robots chain-widePudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid

NetherlandsEuropean subsidiaryOffice→PolandService robots in Carrefour stores since 2022Customers→SwitzerlandRetailer Denner rolling out 200 cleaning robots (announced June 2026)Customers→

What we know

Each line links to the article where we checked it. Company claims are marked.

Founded in Shenzhen in 2016 by Felix ZhangFounded in Shenzhen in 2016 by Felix Zhang, Pudu Robotics became the quiet market leader of commercial service roboticsPudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
Number one worldwide in commercial service robotics revenue and shipments (Frost & Sullivan)per Frost & Sullivan, roughly a quarter of global revenue and shipments in the category — number one worldwide in bothPudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
Operates in around 85 countriesIts delivery, cleaning and retail robots operate in around 85 countries.Pudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
Top-5 patent portfolio among humanoid start-ups worldwide (LexisNexis, July 2026)one of the world’s five strongest humanoid robotics start-ups by patent portfolioPudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
Over 80% of revenue from overseas marketsOver 80% of revenue from overseas markets — the most international revenue mix of any company in this seriesPudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
Hong Kong listing is plannedcompany claima Hong Kong listing is plannedPudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
PUDU D9: full-size bipedal humanoid (170 cm, 42 degrees of freedom, 2 m/s walking speed)The full-size bipedal PUDU D9 (170 cm, 42 degrees of freedom, 2 m/s walking speed) leads the linePudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
PUDU D7: semi-humanoid on wheeled chassis, debuted at WAIC 2026the semi-humanoid D7 on a wheeled chassis — aimed at hotels and hospitals — made its offline debut at WAIC 2026Pudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid
Pudu won the “Most Investor-Attractive Enterprise” award at WAIC 2026Pudu also won the “Most Investor-Attractive Enterprise” awardPudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid

Key number

120,000+

robots deployed globally (mid-2026)

Source: our reporting — “120,000+ robots deployed across ~85 countries (as of mid-2026) — the largest installed base in commercial service robotics”

Products and models

Products: BellaBot, PUDU D9, PUDU D7

Models: BellaBot, PUDU D9, PUDU D7

European partners: Carrefour, Denner

Europe entry steps

All steps →

Date	Chinese company	Step	As announced	With	Source
2026-08	Pudu Robotics	Customer / deployment	Denner rolled out 200 Pudu cleaning robots chain-wide	Denner	source

Our coverage

Pudu Robotics: The Robot You Already Met Is Going Humanoid2026-08-24Profile→

Corrections and updates

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Sanctions status: not yet checked. We check the EU consolidated list and the US Entity List by name before any company is marked “none found”.

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