Pudu Robotics is one of the most visible names in commercial service robots — the cat-faced BellaBot alone runs in tens of thousands of restaurants — but Pudu itself publishes no list prices, selling everything through an enterprise quote process. Authorized US resellers do list real numbers, and they are the most defensible way to budget a Pudu deployment in 2026. Here is the lineup, both to buy outright and to rent.
What Pudu robots cost
The cleanest current pricing comes from RobotLAB, a US authorized reseller that lists both purchase and Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) monthly rates:
| Model | Role | Buy (USD) | RaaS (USD/mo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| KettyBot Pro | Greeter / runner with ad screen | ~$13,990 | ~$749 |
| BellaBot Pro | Four-tray restaurant delivery, 88 lb payload | ~$16,000 | ~$899 |
| T300 | Industrial delivery, up to 660 lb payload | ~$26,500 | ~$1,195 |
| FlashBot | Enclosed multi-cabin hotel delivery, elevator integration | ~$28,500 | ~$1,295 |
| CC1 Pro | 4-in-1 cleaning robot (scrub, sweep, vacuum, mop) | ~$34,000 | ~$1,495 |
| D9 Humanoid | Bipedal research/service platform | Quote only | — |
Two caveats. First, these are one reseller's listed configurations — Pudu's own model naming shifts (base BellaBot units have circulated closer to $8,000–$16,000 depending on trim and channel, and KettyBot has appeared "from $9,500"), so treat the table as a typical-price anchor, not a fixed MSRP. Second, the D9 humanoid is genuinely quote-only; anyone quoting you a firm D9 price should be asked to put it in writing.
Buy vs. subscribe: run the math
Pudu pushes RaaS hard, and for good reason — it converts a five-figure capital purchase into a predictable monthly line item that includes support and, usually, software updates. But the breakeven matters.
Take the BellaBot Pro: ~$16,000 to buy, or ~$899/month to rent. Pure hardware cost breaks even at roughly 18 months ($16,000 ÷ $899). That makes RaaS attractive if you want to pilot before committing, if you value the bundled maintenance and uptime guarantees, or if you'd rather not carry the robot on your balance sheet. It gets expensive if you plan to run the same unit for three or four years — at 36 months you'd pay ~$32,400 in rent for a robot you could have bought once for half that.
The CC1 Pro cleaner tells the same story more sharply: at ~$1,495/month, it replaces roughly 30–35 hours a week of overnight floor labor, which is where the ROI case actually lives — not in the hardware, but in the shift it displaces. Price the labor, not the robot.
Why there is no official Pudu price
Like most commercial-robotics vendors, Pudu sells through integrators and regional distributors and lets them set final pricing based on volume, service package and region. That is why the same BellaBot can appear at several different numbers across resellers — each is quoting its own bundle. For buyers this means two things: always get an itemized quote (robot, install, training, support term, spare parts), and use published reseller prices like the table above as your anchor when a distributor's number comes in high.
Who should buy which
- Restaurants and cafés: BellaBot Pro for food running, or the cheaper KettyBot Pro if you mainly need a greeter/promoter that occasionally runs dishes.
- Hotels: FlashBot, whose enclosed cabins and elevator integration are the reason to pay its premium over an open-tray robot.
- Factories and warehouses: T300 for heavy internal transport up to 660 lb.
- Facilities and retail floors: CC1 Pro, where the buy case is really a cleaning-labor case.
If you are still deciding between delivery formats — sidewalk, indoor-hospitality or industrial — compare the categories before you commit to a vendor: start with the delivery robot category, and for the CC1 cleaner see the cleaning robot category. And whichever model you choose, price the RaaS-vs-buy breakeven against how long you actually intend to run it.
