Pudu links six robot lines under a shared AI strategy

Pudu links six robot lines under a shared AI strategy

2 min read•Nov 6, 2026•
Marco Ferrari
Marco Ferrari

Pudu Robotics introduced its “One Brain, Multiple Embodiments” strategy and presented six product lines together for the first time at its Amsterdam summit, first reported by Roboticsandautomationnews. The approach is built around reusing AI and software across different robot forms while keeping hardware and motion control tailored to the needs of specific tasks.

At the center is a shared architecture built on PuduFM, an Embodied Foundation Model, and PuduAgent OS, an Embodied AI Agent Platform. It is designed to reuse AI capabilities, software modules and skills across platforms while allowing hardware and motion-control systems to stay optimized for specific tasks.

The six lines cover service delivery, commercial cleaning, industrial delivery, general embodied AI, commercial lawn mowing and home lawn care. The home-care line includes the PUDU TOMO S Series, announced November 3 as Pudu’s first consumer robotics product.

The portfolio varies by job and setting; the strategy’s shared layer is reusable AI and software across different robot forms. Pudu says sharing the underlying technologies can reduce R&D and deployment cycles and costs, and make adoption more practical for customers.

Pudu says its technologies serve 16 industries and more than 900 application scenarios. The company operates in more than 20 European countries, where its revenue grew by an average of more than 60 percent annually over the past two years.

Pudu announced the establishment of its European headquarters in Germany on October 30. The regional hub brings together offices, a showroom, warehousing, training, sales, after-sales support and repair services.

Bella Sun, Pudu’s vice president and general manager for Europe, said the company wants Europe to be among the first markets where the strategy is put into practice.

Plug-in vehicles reach 32% of global registrations in September

Plug-in vehicles reached 32% of global registrations in September, first reported by Cleantechnica. Battery-electric vehicles accounted for 23% of registrations and set a record at 1.54 million, up 8% year over year, while plug-in hybrids fell 9%; year to date in 2026, BEVs were up 12% and PHEVs down 10%.

Global plug-in registrations rose 3% year over year to around 2.16 million in September, close to the all-time record of 2.17 million set last December.

Year to date, plug-in registrations were up 4% year over year: BEVs grew 12%, while PHEVs fell 10%. Their combined share for 2026 stood at 25%, with BEVs at 18% and PHEVs at 7%. The overall growth rate therefore hides a clear split between the two categories.

The Tesla Model Y led the model rankings with a record 165,000 registrations, up 17% year over year. Tesla Model 3 came second with 65,000, enough to move ahead of Geely Xingyuan and BYD Song despite a 4% annual decline.

BYD Song finished fourth at 54,519 registrations, up 19% and the fastest growth rate among the top five. An export push and the new-generation Ultra body helped lift the model.

At the make level, Tesla had a record 232,000 registrations, up 9% year over year. Toyota reached 61,332 for its fourth record in a row, finishing ahead of Volkswagen’s year-best 58,000 to become September’s best-selling legacy make.