Pudu offers a range of robots for service delivery, commercial cleaning, industrial delivery, and general embodied AI. | Source: Pudu Robotics
Pudu Technology Inc. today said it has it raised nearly $150 million in a new funding round. Following this round, the company claimed that its valuation has exceeded $1.5 billion, and its cumulative funding exceeds $300 million.
“This funding milestone is a powerful validation of Pudu’s industry leadership, product and technological strength, global brand, and commercial infrastructure,” said Felix Zhang, founder and CEO of Pudu Robotics. “Backed by our strategic investors and industrial partners, Pudu will continue to push the boundaries of embodied AI and commercial service robotics. We remain committed to innovating with the spirit of an inventor and leveraging a global vision to accelerate robot adoption, elevating the industry to new heights in the global value chain.”
Pudu said it is a global leader in service robotics, focusing its research and development, manufacturing, and sales on three core technologies: mobility, manipulation, and artificial intelligence. The Shenzhen, China-based company offers three product lines: delivery robots, commercial cleaning systems, and logistics platforms.
Pudu said its systems are deployed across 10 sectors, including food and beverage, retail, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment and sports, industrial facilities, education, and more.
Pudu adds industrial robots to its service robot portfolio
Since its start in 2016, Pudu has primarily focused on providing mobile service robots. In recent years, however, it has started expanding into robotics for warehousing and manufacturing. In 2024, the company released the PUDU T300, a mobile robot designed to fit into tight aisles and tackle heavy payloads.
Earlier this year, it released the PUDU T150, a light-payload delivery robot. Pudu said it designed the T150 for material handling in manufacturing and warehouse environments. The T150 will be initially available in mainland China and the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions.
The autonomous mobile robot (AMR) will also be available in selected high-growth markets, including Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, and Turkey.
Proceeds from the financing will be strategically deployed to accelerate the development of embodied AI technologies, said Pudu. The company also plans to expand its product portfolio, deepen global market expansion, scale manufacturing capacity, and further strengthen supply chain capabilities.
Chinese robotics companies land large funding rounds
Pudu isn’t the only Chinese robotics company bringing in a large funding round. Earlier this month, D-Robotics, which is focused on building computing platforms and general-purpose hardware and software infrastructure for consumer robots and embodied AI applications, reportedly raised $270 million in Series B funding.
The Shenzhen-based company said it will use the capital to advance its embodied intelligence platform. D-Robotics plans to further integrate hardware and software, as well as develop edge-cloud systems to drive product innovation. It also plans to to expand globally and grow its developer ecosystem.
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