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Pudu Robotics Unveils AI Technology at WAIC 2026

On July 18, 2026, Pudu Robotics, the global leader in commercial service robots, hosted its Pudu AI Technology Briefing on the first day of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. This event marked a significant milestone as the company unveiled its latest advancements related to the innovative architecture known as "One Brain, Multiple Embodiments." During this presentation, attendees witnessed the first public display of the PUDU D7, a semi-humanoid industrial-grade robot, in an offline demonstration.

Bridging AI and Physical Worlds

As embodied artificial intelligence transitions from research to commercial application, the industry's focus is shifting. The next challenge is to create a seamless loop that connects technology, products, commercial usage, and real-world data. Pudu Robotics, which leads the market in revenue and delivery volume for commercial service robots globally, leverages its substantial deployment experience to foster the development of physical AI.

The latest enhancements in language models, multimodal foundational models, and AI agents enable AI to move beyond content generation to tackle increasingly complex tasks. With advancements in perception, reasoning, planning, and execution, AI is extending its reach beyond digital realms into the physical world. According to Frost & Sullivan’s report on global embodied intelligence and commercial service robots, the swift progress in foundational models and AI agents is accelerating the transition of AI from content generation to practical task execution, with robots now becoming critical hardware platforms in the era of physical AI.

Introducing "One Brain, Multiple Embodiments"

Pudu Robotics is at the forefront of this evolution, embracing the challenge of commercializing embodied AI. The company’s technology philosophy, "One Brain, Multiple Embodiments," facilitates diverse forms of robots to share the same underlying intelligence through a unified model and software architecture. Shawn Wu, General Manager at Pudu Robotics, stated, "By establishing a common intelligence foundation, we empower various robot forms to utilize the same 'brain,' enabling robotics to evolve from standalone intelligence to a platform-based intelligence ecosystem."

To support this philosophy, Pudu Robotics has developed a three-tiered Physical-Agent architecture that allows robots to navigate through perception, understanding, planning, execution, and feedback in real environments.

Layering the Intelligence Architecture

The robot body level serves as a physical interface for AI to engage with the real world. Pudu continues to innovate product forms tailored to specific scenario needs. These include specialized, semi-humanoid, and humanoid robots, each designed for distinct tasks. Specialized robots handle high-frequency, standardized operations; semi-humanoid robots function in complex industrial spaces; while humanoid robots are exploring collaborative human-robot interaction possibilities.

As a pivotal intelligent operating system, PuduAgent OS integrates models, capabilities, and robot forms. Equipped with interactive Visual-Language Models (VLMs), memory modules, and safety protocols, it manages task understanding, planning, experience building, and operational safety. Its core advantage lies in enabling various robot forms to use the same 'brain,' facilitating skill transfer across different bodies and scenarios.

On the capability level, PuduFM, Pudu's foundational model for embodied intelligence, boasts a physical VLM module, a Physics Intuition Model (PIM), and action expert modules, providing robots with real-world understanding, reasoning ability, and execution capabilities. Unlike traditional robots depending on pre-programmed rules, PuduFM allows robots to comprehend environments, anticipate outcomes, autonomously plan tasks, execute actions, and continuously optimize based on feedback.

The PUDU D7 Makes Its Debut

An embodiment of the "One Brain, Multiple Embodiments" concept, the PUDU D7 showcased its capabilities for the first time at WAIC 2026. Powered by PuduFM, the D7 can carry loads of up to 14 kg and work at a height of 2 meters, enabling it to perform intricate tasks such as material transport, high-level picking, and warehouse logistics, rendering it highly adaptable for real-world applications in manufacturing, warehousing, and retail environments.

Expanding its applications, Pudu Robotics is continuously enhancing the variety of robot forms and scenarios that its unified intelligence platform supports, thereby realizing its vision of "One Brain, Multiple Embodiments" into tangible applications.

From Product Leadership to Platform Intelligence

Pudu Robotics is not only leading in terms of revenue and delivery volumes, but it has also attained the top position among Chinese commercial service robot companies in overseas market share while maintaining the global lead in commercial cleaning robotic revenue. As the robotics sector enters a new phase of development, Pudu Robotics is leveraging over a decade of expertise to transform real operational data into rapidly evolving embodied intelligence. The company is building a unified AI platform that supports multiple robot forms, enhancing its technological capabilities, products, and commercialization efforts.

About Pudu Robotics

Pudu Robotics is a visionary leader in commercial service robotics, dedicated to enhancing work and life through AI and robotics. Its goal is to establish a global intelligent robotic infrastructure serving 10 billion people worldwide. With over 1,900 patent applications filed and key technology developments in navigation, manipulation, and interaction, Pudu's innovative architecture based on "One Brain, Multiple Embodiments" has produced a comprehensive product lineup including specialized, semi-humanoid, and humanoid robots. Currently, Pudu provides four main product lines encompassing service robotics, commercial cleaning, industrial logistics, and embodied AI.

As of now, Pudu Robotics has delivered over 130,000 units across more than 85 countries and regions, marking a significant impact in various industries, including retail, hospitality, manufacturing, real estate services, healthcare, entertainment, sports, education, and public services.