Industrial Applications
The new D9 debuted April 30, 2026 at 1700 mm / 58 kg, with 400 Nm peak joint torque and PUDU PULSE motion control. It is distinct from the original 65 kg / 352 Nm D9. Sports, dance and Tai Chi demonstrations do not establish industrial payload, customer uptime or a delivered developer package.
This editorial assessment concerns industrial buyer readiness. It is not an independent performance test.
| EU regulatory fit | Unknown |
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| Cybersecurity fit | Unknown |
| Serviceability fit | Unknown |
| Supply chain fit | Unknown |
Manipulation and Perception
Manufacturer claims dynamic-load adaptation, improved whole-body control and 400 Nm peak joints. No new-generation rated arm/combined payload, exact joint count, hand BOM or reach table recovered. Original 42 DOF / 10 kg per arm and DH11 specifications are not inherited.
PUDU PULSE motion controller, terrain-aware traversal and robust blind walking are described. Manufacturer claims titanium drive components and magnesium structural parts. Exact cameras, AI processor, compute precision, tactile hardware and network dependencies unverified.
SDK and Integration
Launch describes a capture/animation/video/text to training and feedback pipeline, with a manufacturer example reducing dance learning from ten to two hours. No inspected public exact-generation package, API language, ROS/simulator model, source licence or customer model-weight entitlement. General fleet SDKs are separate.
| API type | Exact humanoid SDK/API package and licence require manufacturer confirmation |
|---|---|
| Languages | Needs verification |
| ROS support | No exact-model ROS distribution or maintained bridge verified |
| Simulation | No public exact-model simulator/URDF/controller licence inspected |
| Offline operation | Private-cloud architecture exists; exact humanoid eligibility, all-feature offline operation and AI data flows remain unverified. |
| Teleoperation | No public exact-model teleoperation/recovery API entitlement verified |
| Software updates | Exact firmware compatibility, signed updates, rollback and maintenance lifetime unverified. |
| Documentation | Open documentation |
| Integration constraints | General delivery/navigation APIs and advertised SDKs do not prove purchased full-body or hand-control access. Match model, firmware and package; validate integration and acceptance criteria for the intended site. |
Safety Notes
Perception, compliant control and immediate-stop marketing do not establish safety-rated collaborative operation. No exact-generation signed EU declaration, protective-stop performance or validated payload envelope inspected. Use a controlled evaluation area and validated loading, traffic, stop/recovery and charging procedures.
Compliance and Certificates
| Standard | Status | Jurisdiction | Evidence |
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| CE marking | Unknown | European Union | No exact-generation signed EU Declaration of Conformity inspected. |
Commercial Readiness
| Pricing | No official exact-generation price or current landed quotation verified. |
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| Price range | Quote-based or unverified |
| Lead time | Needs verification |
| Availability regions | Manufacturer/channel inquiry; exact stock and configuration unknown |
| Spare parts | Care packages offer parts and selected on-site repair, subject to model and country eligibility. Exact humanoid European stock and replacement turnaround unverified. |
| Warranty | Exact D7, D9 and FlashBot Arm warranty duration, battery/hand exclusions, return freight and response commitments not verified. PUDU Care excludes some models and countries; SH1 online-store terms are not transferred. |
| Configuration and pricing basis | Sales quotation required |
| Distributors and service | Confirm exact model in the distributor’s written appointment, stock and service contract. |
Specifications
| Height | 1700 mm |
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| Weight | 58.00 kg |
| Payload | Unknown |
| Runtime | Unknown |
| Battery and runtime conditions | Exact nominal pack, charge time and duty-qualified endurance unknown. |
| Degrees of freedom | Unknown |
| Max speed | Unknown |
| Generation change | 1700 mm / 58 kg / 400 Nm peak. Original 65 kg/352 Nm/42 DOF hardware is a different generation. Source ↗ |
Sources and Further Reading
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PUDU Care packages and eligibility limitations ↗
PUDU Robotics · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Remote diagnosis, deployment/training, spare parts and conditional onsite packages described. Explicitly not the full robot range and only selected countries/regions; model applicability must be confirmed. Not a verified D7/D9/FlashBot Arm warranty, EU parts inventory or guaranteed universal onsite service.
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PUDU current support and training entry points ↗
PUDU Robotics · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Official repair tracking, Pudu Academy, installation/training, maintenance and regional support contacts. Online support hours 09: 00–20: 30 Beijing time daily; no exact humanoid local response SLA or warranty duration established.
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PUDU English company history ↗
PUDU Robotics · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Public history and current portfolio read, including September 2024 first D7, December 2024 D9, March 2025 FlashBot Arm, April 2026 revised D9 and June 2026 industrial D7. Company-wide cleaning/delivery business not conflated with humanoid deployments.
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PUDU legal identity and current global footprint ↗
PUDU Robotics · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Primary company page identifies 深圳市普渡科技股份有限公司, Shenzhen HQ, 2016 origin, current more than 130000 TOTAL service-robot shipments / 85+ countries / 1000+ service points. These are not D7/D9 shipments. Lists Netherlands among five overseas subsidiaries; graphical map still labels Germany, so exact office scope/address requires confirmation. Current joint-stock form is not proof of listing.
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PUDU public and private cloud integration platform ↗
PUDU Robotics · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Public portal advertises delivery/cleaning/industrial robot cloud API, private-cloud API and robot-side SDK. Task/status/callback integration differs from full arm/joint-control entitlement. No exact current humanoid compatibility/firmware mapping recovered; 99.9% platform claim not humanoid fleet uptime.
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PdCoreSDK development environment and delivery ↗
PUDU Robotics · Published Aug 7, 2026 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Rendered public article: AndroidStudio, minSdk 26, Kotlin/Coroutines/Flow. AAR/Demo/API reference obtained from sales/project owner; exact model/versions must match. Debug network access documented. No exact D7/D9/FlashBot Arm package or open-source licence verified.
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PdCoreSDK scope and model-specific packages ↗
PUDU Robotics · Published Aug 7, 2026 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Actual article rendered and read after initial HTML omitted client content. August 7 update: Android AAR for robot base/status/map/navigation and BellaPro peripherals, dependent on robot Launcher/system services. Model/version-specific delivered packages required; not generic full-body humanoid SDK.
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New-generation D9 April2026 primary launch ↗
PUDU Robotics · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Full official embedded article read: April 30 new-generation 1700 mm/58 kg, 400 Nm peak (previous 352), titanium powertrain/magnesium structure, PUDU PULSE controller, terrain perception and dynamic-load adaptation. Dance-training 10 h→2 h is maker example, not benchmark. No exact new DOF, payload, battery, compute, maxspeed or customer delivery transferred from old page.
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PUDU Link and merchant platform privacy policy ↗
PUDU Robotics · Published Apr 10, 2025 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
April 10, 2025 policy read: PUDU Link/merchant/mini-program data and device/location identifiers; possible processing outside residence, PRC-collected data China-stored. Private-deployment customer servers described as separated and customer-controlled absent permission. Not proof every humanoid feature is offline or hosted in Europe.