Pudu D7

The PUDU D7, developed by Pudu Robotics' X-Lab, represents a pioneering semi-humanoid robot unveiled in September 2024, marking the company's entry into embodied intelligent robotics. Standing at 165 cm tall and weighing 45 kg, it features a human-like upper body paired with bionic arms and an advanced omnidirectional wheeled chassis, optimizing for service and industrial applications. This design bridges specialized robots and full humanoids, emphasizing practicality with wheels for superior mobility over legged systems. Architecturally, the D7 integrates a high-performance computing platform delivering 200 TOPS, enabling multimodal perception and generalized learning operations. Its core is the PUDU Embodied Intelligence Technology stack, comprising Pudu OS, Pudu AI Studio, Pudu Sim for simulation, and Pudu Cloud for scalable AI tools. The control system employs a hierarchical architecture: a high-level planner decodes tasks and strategizes, while a low-level controller executes precise actions like grasping, placing, and navigating. This supports end-to-end task autonomy, with continuous improvement via teleoperation, embodied, video, simulation, and synthetic data training, reducing costs and enhancing adaptability. The bionic arms offer 65 cm reach, 10 kg payload per arm (20 kg total), and 0.1 mm endpoint repeatability, with 5 rotational + 2 linear joints per arm (30 DOF overall, expandable to 50 with 11-DOF 5-fingered dexterous hand featuring 1,018 tactile sensor pixels across 12 areas and 30 N grip force). The chassis supports 360° omnidirectional movement at 2 m/s max speed (7.2 km/h), 2 m/s² acceleration, 50 mm obstacle climbing, 10° slope handling, and 100 kg load capacity. Power comes from a >1 kWh battery yielding 8+ hours runtime. Demonstrated tasks include retail sorting/shelving, industrial component handling, restaurant serving/clearing, and autonomous elevator operation—pressing buttons, selecting floors, and navigating indoors. As a prototype, real-world deployments are limited to demos as of late 2025, with commercialization targeted for 2025 across hospitality, retail, F&B, healthcare, education, offices, and industry. No customer installations reported; focus remains on validation and scaling. Pudu's patent portfolio (~1,000) underpins innovations, positioning D7 as a versatile platform for human-robot collaboration, though specific AI models (e.g., no LLM named) and sensor details (e.g., camera resolutions) are undisclosed. Future integrations like DH11 hand enhance dexterity for delicate tasks.