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Pudu raised nearly 1 billion yuan (about $150 million), valuing it above 10 billion yuan. It said it had shipped more than 120,000 robots to over 40,000 customers.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“Cumulative shipments have surpassed 120,000 units, serving over 40,000 customers worldwide.”
What it means
BellaBot, KettyBot and other Pudu robots, from Pudu Robotics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on BellaBot, KettyBot and other Pudu robots
- Pudu launched the PUDU D7, its first semi-humanoid robot (a robot with a human-like upper body on wheels).
- Pudu opened a new large factory in Jiangsu, China, and said it rolled out its 80,000th robot.
- UK restaurant group Big Table Group began trialling a BellaBot at its Bella Italia restaurant at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest.
- Japanese restaurant group Skylark Holdings, which runs about 3,000 restaurants, said it would roll out more than 2,000 BellaBots across its venues over the following year.
- Pudu launched BellaBot, its premium food delivery robot, and HolaBot, a robot that answers calls from tables.
- Pudu Robotics was founded in Shenzhen, China, to build food delivery robots.