PUDU D9
PUDU D9 is a bipedal robot with 42 degrees of freedom.
Summary
PUDU D9 is a bipedal robot designed for professional and research use. It can operate autonomously or via teleoperation, with a rated payload of 20 kg.
The PUDU D9 has a height of 170 cm and a mass of 65 kg. It features 42 total degrees of freedom, with 6 degrees of freedom per leg and 7 degrees of freedom per arm. The robot is equipped with tactile sensing, including 1018 tactile points, and has a grip force of 30 N. Its maximum walking speed is 2 m/s, and it can climb stairs and handle a maximum slope of 10 degrees. The PUDU D9 uses an NVIDIA Orin compute unit with 275 TOPS of AI compute. It has a battery capacity of 15 Ah, providing 720 Wh of energy for a runtime of 90 minutes.
Suits
- Professional and research applications.
- Logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare applications.
- Tasks requiring bipedal locomotion and stair climbing.
- Operations requiring multi-robot coordination and voice interaction.
Limits
- Information on connectivity, safety, environment, privacy, service, and home is not published.
- The robot is currently in the prototype lifecycle stage.
- The price of 100000 USD is an estimate.
- Autonomy is supervised.
At a glance
Where the joints are
- Total
- 42
- Each arm
- 7
- Each hand
- 11
- Each leg
- 6
One charge
Payload vs body weight
31% of its own weight
Payload 20 kg · body 65 kg
Price & availability
- $100,000reported by a directory
- Price statusEstimate
Specs
49 of 195 measures disclosure, not the robot: it counts the specs the maker and the directories we read had published when this page was last checked, so a robot with fewer published specs is not a worse robot. Makers also measure differently — height with or without the head, payload rated or peak — so two sources can both be right and still disagree, which is why every value carries a chip naming who stated it.
- overview11/14
- mobility4/6
- autonomy4/6
- hands8/13
- load3/5
- organization2/4
- compute3/7
- security2/6
- joints5/19
- body2/10
- commercial1/5
- power3/20
- perception2/14
- compliance1/11
- software1/15
- connectivity0/6
- safety0/7
- environment0/6
- privacy0/9
- service0/10
- home0/2
No value below has been independently measured or filed with a regulator — every number is a claim by the maker or by a third-party directory, and the chip on each one says which.
overview10 of 14
- Applications
- “面向物流、工业、医疗等多场景通用作业” · guijicankao.com
- Announced
- “2024年12月首发” · guijicankao.com
- Autonomy claim
- “Autonomy supervised-autonomy” · humanoidmetric.com
- Designed in
- “China” · pudurobotics.com
mobility4 of 6
- Walking speed
- “Walking Speed 2 m/s” · roboatlas.ai
- Stair climbing
- “adeptly navigates stairs” · humanoid.guide
load3 of 5
- Payload per arm
- “Single-arm 10 kg (22.05 pounds)” · pudurobotics.com
hands7 of 13
- Hand active DoF
- “Active DOF 6” · pudurobotics.com
- Tactile sensing
- “12 Tactile Sensing Regions” · pudurobotics.com
- Tactile points
- “more than 1,000 tactile pixels” · robotico.market
- Hand sensors
- “tactile sensors” · originofbots.com
- Hand weight
- “Weighing a mere 500g” · aparobot.com
autonomy3 of 6
- Operating modes
- “Autonomous, teleoperation, learned behaviors via reinforcement learning” · originofbots.com
- AI learning method
- “AI and reinforcement learning” · originofbots.com
- Voice interaction
- “Speech interaction High→” · originofbots.com
organization2 of 4
- Headquarters
- “Headquarters: Shenzhen, China” · robozaps.com
compute3 of 7
- AI compute metric
- “Computing Power: 275 TOPS” · pudurobotics.com
security2 of 6
- Vulnerability disclosure link
- “Submit a Vulnerability](https://www.pudurobotics.com/en/support/vulnerability-report” · pudurobotics.com
- CRA contact point
- “Security Email security@pudutech.com” · pudurobotics.com
joints5 of 19
- Degrees of freedom
- “Degrees of freedom, overall 42” · humanoid.guide
- DoF per leg
- “Single-leg DOF 6” · pudurobotics.com
- DoF per arm
- “Single-arm DOF 7” · pudurobotics.com
- Max joint torque
- “Maximum Joint Torque: 352 N·m” · pudurobotics.com
- Joint torque (per joint)
- “Maximum Joint Torque: 352 N·m” · pudurobotics.com
body2 of 10
commercial1 of 5
- Price from (USD)
- “100 000 USD” · humanoid.guide
power3 of 20
- Battery capacity
- “Battery: 15 Ah (0.72 kWh)” · pudurobotics.com
- Battery energy
- “0.72 kWh” · pudurobotics.com
perception2 of 14
compliance1 of 11
- Digital instructions link
- “Documents & Manuals](https://academy.pudutech.com/en/docs/rLWDgM” · pudurobotics.com
software1 of 15
All sources (19)
- aparobot.com/robots/pudu-d923 values
- originofbots.com/robot/d9-by-pudu-robotics-details-specifications-rating22 values
- pudurobotics.com/products/d920 values
- roboatlas.ai/en-US/products/pudu-d918 values
- humanoidroster.com/robots/pudu-d915 values
- robotico.market/pudu-robotics/pudu-d915 values
- humanoid.press/database/humanoid-press-database-pudu-d9/15 values
- humanoidmetric.com/robot/pudu-d914 values
- humanoid-world.com/roboter/pudu-d9/14 values
- robotoverflow.com/en/robot-database/pudu-d9/13 values
- robozaps.com/products/pudu-d910 values
- guijicankao.com/products/pudu-d97 values
- humanoid.guide/product/pudu-d9/6 values
- pudurobotics.com/contact-us3 values
- pudurobotics.com/company2 values
- pudurobotics.com/support2 values
- pudurobotics.com/contact-us/success1 value
- pudurobotics.com/privacy1 value
- pudurobotics.com/products1 value
Corrected values (18)
A value below no longer shows on the page — it was superseded, or withdrawn after review. Kept here, not deleted, with the reason it was withdrawn.
- Stage: Announced2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35b9b5e8afc23682b6] "unveiled in December 2024" is an unveiling date and not the robot's CURRENT commercial stage — that row's NOT text forbids reading a date as a stage, the same class as the availableAt closures in cleanup-new5b, and this host's own neighbours say "Currently in development" while another says "Available" — read with its page context on 2026-09-29. Quote: "unveiled in December 2024"
- Fingertip force: 30 N2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35ef1cc7ba557cf7b8] "maximum palm finger grip force of 30 N" is the DH11 hand's grip force, and this row's NOT text is literally "grip of the whole hand" with subject FINGER — it was the key's only statement, so the key correctly goes empty — read with its page context on 2026-09-29. Quote: "maximum palm finger grip force of 30 N"
- Rated payload: 20 kg2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35793d8a30059714a6] a bare "20 kg" with no label around it states nothing about a rated payload — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "20 kg"
- Walking speed: up to 2 m/s2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35e6d452d551f9c623] the quote states a MAXIMUM or top walking speed ("up to", "Max Speed", "maximum walking speed"), which that row's NOT text excludes — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Max walking speed: Up to 2 m/s on flat surfaces"
- Walking speed: up to 2 m/s2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35e6d452d551f9c623] the quote states a MAXIMUM or top walking speed ("up to", "Max Speed", "maximum walking speed"), which that row's NOT text excludes — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Max walking speed: Up to 2 m/s on flat surfaces"
- Walking speed: 2 m/s2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35e6d452d551f9c623] the quote states a MAXIMUM or top walking speed ("up to", "Max Speed", "maximum walking speed"), which that row's NOT text excludes — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Max walking speed: Up to 2 m/s on flat surfaces"
- Walking speed: 2 m/s2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35e6d452d551f9c623] the quote states a MAXIMUM or top walking speed ("up to", "Max Speed", "maximum walking speed"), which that row's NOT text excludes — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Max walking speed: Up to 2 m/s on flat surfaces"
- Walking speed: up to 2 m/s2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35e6d452d551f9c623] the quote states a MAXIMUM or top walking speed ("up to", "Max Speed", "maximum walking speed"), which that row's NOT text excludes — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Max walking speed: Up to 2 m/s on flat surfaces"
- Walking speed: up to 2 m/s2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35e6d452d551f9c623] the quote states a MAXIMUM or top walking speed ("up to", "Max Speed", "maximum walking speed"), which that row's NOT text excludes — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Max walking speed: Up to 2 m/s on flat surfaces"
- Announced: 20252026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35acdd1969c36f057c] "First Built" is not an announcement date — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "First Built 2025"
- Founded: 2,0162026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e3539a584c78de917ab] a bare "2016" with no founding statement around it — the class CLAUDE.md records for copyright years — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "2016"
- Peak payload: ~20 kg2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e355274698a9cc1f026] a plain payload figure ("Payload", "Trunk load", "General Payload", "exceeding 20 kg") where this key is the PEAK payload — that row's own NOT text excludes it, and the plain figure belongs to ratedLoadKg — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "carry a payload of roughly 20 kilograms"
- Made in: China2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35e402ab79ebc02de9] a company location, nationality or bare country cell with no statement about where the robot is made — verbatim what that row's NOT text forbids — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Pudu Robotics in Shenzhen, China"
- Made in: China2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35e402ab79ebc02de9] a company location, nationality or bare country cell with no statement about where the robot is made — verbatim what that row's NOT text forbids — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Pudu Robotics in Shenzhen, China"
- Made in: China2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35e402ab79ebc02de9] a company location, nationality or bare country cell with no statement about where the robot is made — verbatim what that row's NOT text forbids — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Pudu Robotics in Shenzhen, China"
- Made in: China2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e35e402ab79ebc02de9] a company location, nationality or bare country cell with no statement about where the robot is made — verbatim what that row's NOT text forbids — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Pudu Robotics in Shenzhen, China"
- Multi-robot coordination: Yes2026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e3577424241b0f0c3c6] the quote itself says "(Estimated)" — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "Multi-Robot Coordination: Yes, supports multi-robot coordination (Estimated)"
- Available from: 20242026-09-29
[statement 6abb8e3537e7ecfb348cb4a4] an ANNOUNCEMENT or unveiling date ("unveiled in December 2024", "Vorgestellt Dezember 2024", "targeting mass production"), not a date the robot became available — review-flagged on the pudu-d9 dry run, then judged by hand as a class. Quote: "AnnouncedReleased 2024"
AI & skills
- NavigationdemoAutonomous
Hardware
- PUDU DH11Hand
- DH11Hand
Questions
What is the PUDU D9's payload capacity?
The PUDU D9 has a rated payload of 20 kg, with a payload of 10 kg per arm.
What sensors does the PUDU D9 use?
The PUDU D9 uses IMU, RGB camera, and tactile sensors. Hand sensors are tactile.
What is the robot's maximum speed and mobility?
The robot has a maximum speed of 2 m/s, can climb stairs, and handle a maximum slope of 10 degrees.
What is the battery runtime?
The battery capacity is 15 Ah, providing 720 Wh of energy for a runtime of 90 minutes.
What are the available operating modes?
The PUDU D9 supports autonomous and teleoperation operating modes.
Is LiDAR included?
No, LiDAR is not included.
Machine-readable: JSON · last checked 2026-09-29 · every value above carries its source, quote and date.