Pudu Robotics PUDU D7 165cm 30-DoF Dual-Arm Omnidirectional Wheeled Semi-Humanoid Robot
165cm, 45kg wheeled semi-humanoid robot engineered by Pudu Robotics, uniting a 30-DoF bionic upper torso (expandable to 50 DoF with dual 11-DoF PUDU DH11 dexterous hands), 65cm telescopic lift, and 20kg bimanual payload with a 360° omnidirectional wheeled chassis delivering >6 hours of runtime from a 1kWh battery.
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Key Engineering Highlights
- Solves the 2-hour battery bottleneck of bipedal humanoids on flat commercial floors by pairing a 30-DoF bionic upper body (up to 50 DoF with dual 11-DoF DH11 hands) with a 360° omnidirectional wheeled base powered by a >1kWh battery (>6 hours continuous runtime at up to 2 m/s)
- Delivers a 10kg single-arm (20kg dual-arm) payload with 0.1mm endpoint repeatability and a 65cm telescopic torso lift—reaching from floor-level totes up to 165cm shelving
- Uses a hierarchical Embodied AI brain that decouples high-level Vision-Language-Action (VLA) semantic planning from high-frequency whole-body impedance control for sorting, tray bussing, and industrial material tending
Full Hardware Specifications
| Processor / Edge SoC | Dual-Tier Embodied AI Compute: High-Level VLA Task Planner + Real-Time Whole-Body Manipulation Control Node |
|---|---|
| AI Model Stack | PUDU Hierarchical Embodied AI (Data-Driven End-to-End VLA + Model-Based Whole-Body Compliance & Elevator/Arm Coordination) |
| Display & Optics | Interactive Chest/Head Service Display + Multi-Color Status Halo for Hospitality, Lab & Factory Workflows |
| Camera & Vision | Multi-Depth RGB-D Manipulation Cameras + Base 3D LiDAR & Visual SLAM Omnidirectional Navigation Array |
| Measured Weight | 45.0kg (165cm Maximum Extended Height / 65cm Telescopic Lift / 79cm Arm Reach w/ 0.1mm Endpoint Repeatability) |
| Battery & Runtime | >1.0 kWh (1,000Wh+) Industrial Battery Pack (>6.0 Hours Continuous Full-Shift Operation + Auto-Docking) |
| Connectivity & I/O | 5G / Enterprise Wi-Fi 6 + IoT Elevator Control Integration + PUDU Cloud Fleet Management API |
| Sensors & Acoustics | 2× 7-DoF Bionic Arms (10kg Payload Each, 0.1mm Precision) + Optional 2× 11-DoF PUDU DH11 Tactile Dexterous Hands |
⚖️ Side-by-Side Comparison: Pudu Robotics PUDU D7 165cm 30-DoF Dual-Arm Omnidirectional Wheeled Semi-Humanoid Robot vs. Embodied AI & Robotics Peers
Direct specification comparison against leading competing devices in the Embodied AI & Robotics category.
| Specification | Pudu Robotics PUDU D7 165cm 30-DoF Dual-Arm Omnidirectional Wheeled Semi-Humanoid Robot (Current) | Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot (2026 Developer Edition) → | LeRobot SO-101 Open-Source Bimanual Teleop Kit → | Unitree Go2-W Wheeled-Legged Embodied AI Dog → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Pudu Robotics | Unitree Robotics | Hugging Face × TheRobotStudio | Unitree Robotics |
| Retail Price | $34,000 | $16,000 | $260 | $4,800 |
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| Edge SoC | Dual-Tier Embodied AI Compute: High-Level VLA Task Planner + Real-Time Whole-Body Manipulation Control Node | 8-Core High-Perf CPU + NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX (100 TOPS) | Tethered to Apple Silicon Mac or NVIDIA GPU Host | Jetson Orin NX 16GB (100–157 TOPS) |
| AI Model Stack | PUDU Hierarchical Embodied AI (Data-Driven End-to-End VLA + Model-Based Whole-Body Compliance & Elevator/Arm Coordination) | UnifoLM Unified Robot Model + Open RL Stack | ACT / Diffusion Policy / Pi-0 VLA | RL Locomotion + GPT-Vision Navigation |
| Display / Optics | Interactive Chest/Head Service Display + Multi-Color Status Halo for Hospitality, Lab & Factory Workflows | Interactive LED Visor Array | Host Visualizer GUI | Front LED Matrix + Companion Telemetry |
| Camera | Multi-Depth RGB-D Manipulation Cameras + Base 3D LiDAR & Visual SLAM Omnidirectional Navigation Array | Intel RealSense D435i Depth + Livox Mid-360 3D LiDAR | Dual 1080P 60fps Global Shutter Wrist + Overhead Cameras | 130° Wide-Angle Stereo + Hemispherical 4D LiDAR |
| Weight | 45.0kg (165cm Maximum Extended Height / 65cm Telescopic Lift / 79cm Arm Reach w/ 0.1mm Endpoint Repeatability) | 35.0kg (Foldable to fit car trunk) | 1.4kg per arm (including base) | 18.0 kg |
| Battery | >1.0 kWh (1,000Wh+) Industrial Battery Pack (>6.0 Hours Continuous Full-Shift Operation + Auto-Docking) | 9,000mAh Quick-Swap Battery Pack (2.5h runtime) | 12V/5A DC Regulated Power Supply | 15,000mAh 4-Hour Long-Endurance Pack |
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