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Pudu Robotics · China

Pudu D9

D9 is Pudu Robotics' first bipedal humanoid, 170 cm tall with 42 degrees of freedom and a claimed 20 kg payload.

Prototype not for sale Score 26/100, niche Generation 1
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We have not sat down with this one. The score below is computed from the data we hold, and the facts on this page are sourced. It is not on sale, so there is nothing to recommend.


26/100
Niche
Capability 24/30
Value 0/25
Buyability 2/20
Ecosystem 0/15
Proof 0/10
Computed from the data · how the score works

How the score is built

Capability is what the machine physically does. Value compares it with others at a similar price, not with the whole market. Buyability asks whether you can really order one. Ecosystem is the software and community around it. Proof is what it has done in the field, which is where most humanoids score badly and should.

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Status
Prototype
Category
service
First revealed
May 2025
Form
bipedal
Height
170 cm
Weight
65 kg
Payload
20 kg
Degrees of freedom
42
Battery
n/a
Runtime
n/a
Walking speed
2 m/s
Actuation
electric
Units deployed (est.)
not disclosed
Teleoperation
partial

Where it stands

Full-size bipedal humanoid revealed May 2025 by service-robot maker Pudu; not yet in volume sale.

What stands out

  • Pudu's first bipedal humanoid

Autonomy, observed

Walking and manipulation demo videos.

Hands, sensors, brain

  • Hands: dexterous hands

Price and volume

No public price.

Index position

In the Humanoid Index, which ranks on shipped reality rather than value for money, Pudu D9 sits at #95 of 107 with 12 points: deployment 0/50, autonomy 12/30, availability 0/20. See that method.

Same maker

Other robots by Pudu Robotics.

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