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FlashBot
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Pudu Robotics · working robot

FlashBot

Pudu's building delivery robot: a cabinet on wheels with lockable compartments that calls elevators and passes gates by itself to bring parcels and room-service orders to doors. Figures are for the October 2024 upgraded version, now sold as FlashBot Max (2-4 adjustable compartments, 10 kg per layer, semi-outdoor navigation, 9 h runtime).

Price
—Not published
Height
105 cmTaller than 60%
Weight
60 kgHeavier than 35%
Payload
—Not published
Speed
4.3 km/hFaster than 29%
Battery
9 hRuns longer than 41%
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Why it matters

FlashBot is on the market today.

Real-world use

In Japan it was integrated with Nippon Otis elevators. Pudu says it has shipped more than 130,000 robots (all models) to 85+ countries and regions as of September 2026.

Timeline

First shown
2021-09-30
Released
2021-09
Global launch announced by Pudu Robotics

Maker

Pudu RoboticsCompany · Shenzhen, China

How it stacks up

Against other working & field robots that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

  1. AgBot 5.115T2AgXeed · 2020200 cm
  2. AM15AiTEN Robotics · 2020189 cm
  3. CLOi GuideBotLG Electronics · 2022150 cm
  4. KettyBotPudu Robotics · 2021112 cm
  5. FlashBotPudu Robotics · 2021105 cm
  6. ServiBear Robotics · 2020105 cm
  7. Taurob InspectorTaurob · 202073 cm
  8. Cartken CourierCartken · 202162 cm

FlashBot is taller than 60% of the 72 other working & field robots that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.

Height 105 cm 8 cm200 cm #30 of 73 · taller than 60%

Not published by the maker: payload, joints, price.

Public attention

How much public attention FlashBot gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • 3 news stories from reputable press listed on this page

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Fully autonomous. It rides lifts and passes gates by itself to deliver to doors.
Sensors & vision
Multi-sensor fusion for 3D perception of low and overhanging obstacles
Battery & power
Returns to charger when battery is low
AI & software
Pudu Link remote monitoring; multi-robot task allocation; multi-floor map replication
Other details
Rides lifts via a cloud elevator-control link (compatible with KONE and OTIS) or Pudu's own hardware module

Lineage

Every Pudu Robotics machine in order.

  1. BellaBotBellaBot2019Commercial
  2. HolaBotHolaBot2021Commercial
  3. KettyBotKettyBot2021Commercial
  4. FlashBotFlashBot2021Commercial
  5. PUDU CC1PUDU CC12022Commercial
  6. PuduBot 2PuduBot 22022Commercial
  7. BellaBot ProBellaBot Pro2024Commercial
  8. PUDU T300PUDU T3002024Commercial
  9. PUDU MT1PUDU MT12024Commercial
  10. PUDU T600PUDU T6002025Commercial
  11. PUDU D5PUDU D52025Commercial
  12. PUDU T150PUDU T1502026Commercial
  13. PUDU MP2000PUDU MP20002026Commercial
  14. PUDU GT3PUDU GT32026Commercial
  15. PUDU GT5PUDU GT52026Commercial
  16. PUDU GT7PUDU GT72026Commercial

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Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
Not published
How to get one
No official buying page found
Sold or delivered
On sale for hotels and buildings; units not published
Where it is sold or used
Shenzhen, China

News

The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.

  1. Pudu raises nearly $150M

    Pudu said the round lifted its valuation above $1.5 billion and will expand manufacturing capacity.

    The Robot Report
  2. Pudu unveils latest FlashBot

    Pudu announced an updated FlashBot for semi-outdoor multi-floor building delivery.

    Pudu Robotics
  3. Pudu unveils FlashBot

    Pudu launched FlashBot, its building delivery robot.

    Pudu Robotics

Side by side with its peers

Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose

Full comparison
MeasureFlashBotFlashBotPudu RoboticsBUTLERBOT W3BUTLERBOT W3Keenon RoboticsSame job: multi-floor delivery by elevator · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size
First shown2021-09-302024-05
StatusCommercialCommercial
Height105 cm108 cm
Weight60 kg48 kg
Joints——
Speed4.3 km/h2.9 km/h
Payload—20 kg
Battery9 h12 h
Price——

Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

Pudu Robotics Pudu Robotics unveils new era building delivery robot - FlashBot Pudu Robotics Pudu Robotics unveils the latest version of FlashBot Pudu Robotics FlashBot Max pudurobotics.com BellaBot: how it is operated

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