en.Wedoany.com Reported - Pudu Robotics, the global leader in commercial service robots, held an AI technology briefing on the opening day of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC 2026). The company shared the latest progress on its "One Brain, Multiple Forms" (Un cerebro, múltiples formas) technical architecture, introduced a physical agent architecture, and publicly showcased for the first time the industrial-grade semi-humanoid robot, the PUDU D7.
Embodied intelligence is transitioning from research to large-scale commercial deployment. The next challenge is not only to develop more powerful AI models but also to build a continuous cycle connecting technology, products, commercial deployment, and real-world data. Pudu Robotics leverages large-scale real-world deployments to accelerate the development of physical intelligence. Recent advances in large language models, multimodal foundation models, and AI agents have enabled AI to evolve from content generation to understanding complex tasks, expanding from the digital realm to the physical world. According to Frost & Sullivan's 2025 independent market research report on global embodied intelligence and commercial service robots, the rapid development of foundation models and AI agents is accelerating this transformation. Robots equipped with perception, mobility, interaction, and manipulation capabilities have become crucial hardware platforms in the era of physical intelligence. The report notes that commercial service robots used for delivery, cleaning, and guidance tasks directly address issues like rising labor costs and operational inefficiencies, providing a practical foundation for their large-scale commercial deployment.
Pudu Robotics continues to advance the "One Brain, Multiple Forms" technical concept, enabling different types of robots to share the same underlying intelligence through a unified model and software architecture. Shawn Wu, General Manager of the company's Embodied Intelligence Product Line, stated that building a unified intelligence foundation allows robots to evolve from independent intelligence to a platform-driven intelligent ecosystem. Under this concept, Pudu has developed a three-layer physical agent architecture: the Robot Body Layer—including specialized robots, semi-humanoid robots, and humanoid robots, addressing high-frequency standardized tasks, complex industrial and commercial environments, and open human-robot collaboration respectively; the System Layer—introducing PuduAgent OS as an intelligent operating system, which manages task understanding, planning, experience accumulation, and safe operation through interactive vision-language models (VLM), short-term and long-term memory modules, and safety mechanisms; and the Skill Layer—the embodied intelligence model PuduFM, comprising a physical vision-language model module, a physical intuition model (PIM), and an action expert module, endowing robots with the ability to understand environments, predict outcomes, autonomously plan tasks, execute actions, and continuously optimize based on feedback.
As a key example of the "One Brain, Multiple Forms" concept, the semi-humanoid robot PUDU D7 made its public debut at WAIC 2026. Powered by PuduFM, the PUDU D7 supports a payload of up to 14 kilograms and an operating height of 2 meters, capable of performing tasks such as material handling, high-shelf retrieval, and warehouse logistics, suitable for manufacturing, warehousing, and retail environments. According to Frost & Sullivan's 2025 report, Pudu Robotics leads the global commercial service robot industry in both revenue and shipment volume, ranks first in international market share among Chinese commercial service robot companies, and holds the top global position in revenue for commercial cleaning robots. The company has developed key technologies and components, including robot joint modules and motion controllers, and has filed over 1,900 patent applications worldwide. Based on three core technologies—omnidirectional navigation, omnidirectional manipulation, and omnidirectional interaction—Pudu Robotics has established a product portfolio encompassing specialized robots, semi-humanoid robots, and humanoid robots. It currently offers four major product lines: service delivery, commercial cleaning, industrial delivery, and general-purpose embodied intelligence, with solutions covering retail, catering, manufacturing, property services, healthcare, entertainment and sports, education, and public services. As of now, Pudu Robotics has shipped over 130,000 units globally, with operations spanning more than 85 countries and regions.
