Pudu Robotics raises nearly $150M as it targets industrial applications

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TLDR

  • Shenzhen-based Pudu Robotics closed ~$150M, pushing cumulative funding past $300M and valuation above $1.5B.

Key Takeaways

  • Pudu was founded in 2016 and operates across delivery robots, commercial cleaning systems, and logistics platforms deployed in 10 sectors.
  • New capital will fund embodied AI development, manufacturing scale-up, supply chain investment, and global market expansion.
  • The company is moving beyond service robots into warehousing and manufacturing; the PUDU T300 (heavy payload, tight aisles) and PUDU T150 (light-payload AMR) are its first industrial products.
  • T150 launches first in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, then Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, and Turkey.
  • Peer D-Robotics, also Shenzhen-based, raised $270M Series B this month for embodied AI computing platforms, signaling a cluster of large Chinese robotics rounds.

Why It Matters

  • Pudu’s pivot from service robots to industrial AMRs expands its addressable market into warehousing and manufacturing, sectors with higher deployment density than hospitality or food service.
  • Consecutive nine-figure rounds for Shenzhen robotics companies (Pudu $150M, D-Robotics $270M) indicate sustained capital concentration in Chinese embodied AI hardware.
  • CEO Felix Zhang named strategic investors and industrial partners as backers, suggesting the round may include customers or supply chain participants, not only financial investors.

The Robot Report Staff · 2026-04-23 · Read the original