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BellaBot, KettyBot and other Pudu robots

Name: BellaBot, KettyBot and other Pudu robots
Brand: Pudu Robotics

Pudu Robotics, from Shenzhen in China, makes wheeled robots that carry plates to tables in restaurants and deliver items inside buildings. Its best-known model is BellaBot. The Caterer, 10 June 2022

Stage 4 of 5

Paying customers

Which rule placed it

Evidence: Independently reported
Human help: None reported
Last milestone: 23 April 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today: Sold to restaurants, hotels and other businesses; the company says it works in more than 80 countries and regions. Gasgoo, 23 Apr 2026
Published price: No published price in our sources.
Human help: Staff load the plates; the robot then drives the food to the table on its own. The Caterer, 10 June 2022

02Track record

What has actually happened

Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.

23 April 2026
Funding
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.
Gasgoo, 23 Apr 2026Company-reported
Sept 2024
Unveiled
Pudu launched the PUDU D7, its first semi-humanoid robot (a robot with a human-like upper body on wheels).
Pudu Robotics company pageCompany-reported
Aug 2024
Production
Pudu opened a new large factory in Jiangsu, China, and said it rolled out its 80,000th robot.
Pudu Robotics company pageCompany-reported
10 June 2022
Pilot
UK restaurant group Big Table Group began trialling a BellaBot at its Bella Italia restaurant at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest.
The Caterer, 10 June 2022
20 Oct 2021
Paying customers · sets the stage
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.
The Drinks Business, 20 Oct 2021
Dec 2019
Unveiled
Pudu launched BellaBot, its premium food delivery robot, and HolaBot, a robot that answers calls from tables.
Pudu Robotics company pageCompany-reported
Jan 2016
Update
Pudu Robotics was founded in Shenzhen, China, to build food delivery robots.
Pudu Robotics company pageCompany-reported

03Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

5
Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
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Paying customersThis robot
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
Placed by: 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 (20 Oct 2021).
3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. Reports in mid-2026 said Pudu was exploring a Hong Kong share listing; not confirmed from a trusted source. Gasgoo says Pudu is preparing for a future IPO.

Sources

Cite this page

Robotics Verdict. “BellaBot, KettyBot and other Pudu robots (Pudu Robotics): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/pudu-robotics. Checked 19 October 2026.