Pudu D9

2024-12-21 · Publisher : Pudu Robotics · Domain : Robotics

Pudu Robotics, known for its restaurant service robots, unveils the D9, its first bipedal humanoid: 1.70 m, 65 kg, 42 degrees of freedom and up to 2 m/s, aimed at retail, hospitality, healthcare and cleaning.

### Background Pudu Robotics, a Shenzhen maker of service robots (table delivery, cleaning), unveiled the D9, its first bipedal humanoid, in December 2024. The date used is that of the first verified coverage, December 21, 2024; Pudu's announcement may have come a few days earlier. ### Specifications | Item | Value | |---|---| | Height | 170 cm | | Weight | 65 kg | | Degrees of freedom | 42 (7 per arm) | | Arm payload | 20 kg in total | | Walking speed | up to 2 m/s | | Hand | DH11, 11 degrees of freedom | The D9 handles stairs and slopes with 3D semantic mapping. ### Why it matters Pudu is not chasing heavy industry: the D9 targets retail, hospitality, healthcare and cleaning, where the company already has customers. It is a different path from factory humanoids: start from an existing commercial base and add repetitive, delicate tasks. Pudu showed a wheeled "semi-humanoid" robot in September 2024, then a new D9 generation in April 2026. ### Key takeaways The D9 shows that Chinese service-robot specialists are joining the humanoid race too, with targeted uses rather than a universal robot.

Tags : Humanoïde, Chine, Services, Date incertaine