Pudu Robotics, a Chinese player in the field of service robots, introduces the PUDU D9. Developed by Pudu X-Lab, this two-legged humanoid robot is a further development of the semi-humanoid robot PUDU D7 and robotic arm PUDU DH11 that the company previously launched.
The humanoid robot can perform various tasks, with its movements very similar to humans. These include walking upright, avoiding obstacles and climbing slopes. The PUDU D9 is aimed at commercial applications.
Aimed at commercial applications
In a video, Pudu Robotics also shows how the PUDU D9 cleans a floor with the help of the PUDU SH1. Aimed at commercial applications, the PUDU SH1 enables, among other things, the cleaning of vertical and horizontal surfaces. In the process, the device separates solids and liquids.
Equipped with two PUDU DH11 hands
The PUDU D9 is 170 cm tall and weighs 65 kg. The robot features 42 degrees of freedom in its joints, with a maximum torque of 352 Nm. The robot can lift a maximum of 20 kg per arm. The humanoid robot is equipped with two PUDU DH11 hands, allowing it to perform tasks with both hands.
The humanoid robot moves on flat surfaces at a maximum speed of 2 metres per second. In doing so, Pudu Robotics reports using advanced algorithms, which minimises noise levels while walking.
Plans its route autonomously
It also features a visual semantic navigation system. Using sensors, the PUDU D9 maps its environment in real time, and autonomously plans its route in this environment.
The PUDU D9 has two robotic arms, each with 7 degrees of freedom and a load capacity of more than 20 kg. Combined with the PUDU DH11 hand, the robot can perform delicate tasks in a wide range of applications. Thanks to years of research and development and proprietary reinforcement learning algorithms, the PUDU D9 can quickly learn from extensive data sets and perform end-to-end task planning to meet various operational requirements.
Pudu Robotics is not the only company developing a humanoid robot. Other examples include Atlas from Boston Dynamics, Figure 01 from Figure, Apollo from Apptronik and the G1 from Unitree Robotics.
Author: Wouter Hoeffnagel
