FlashBot Arm Context

Market context

FlashBot Arm adds manipulation to Pudu Robotics delivery robot platform, enabling physical interaction alongside point-to-point transport in hospitality.

  • Target environment: Hotels, offices, restaurants and indoor commercial environments.
  • Workflow context: Item delivery combined with light manipulation, object pickup and placement in hospitality and service workflows.
  • Customer context: Hospitality operators and commercial venues seeking delivery robots with basic manipulation capability.
  • Deployment model: Commercial product extending Pudu proven delivery robot platform.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercially available mobile manipulator from a leading delivery robot manufacturer.
  • Adoption constraints: Adds manipulation to a delivery platform but still limited compared to purpose-built manipulators.
  • Market position: Bridges the gap between delivery robots and full mobile manipulators by adding manipulation to a proven delivery base.
  • Adjacent products: PUDU T150, delivery robots, mobile manipulators

Specifications

  • Height: 144 cm
  • Arms Dof: 14 across both arms;7 per arm
  • Mobility: Autonomous wheeled platform
  • Navigation: VSLAM + LiDAR SLAM
  • AI Model: Embodied AI with task planning + autonomy
  • Control: Real-time decision making, multimodal interaction, whole-body coordination
  • robotics sensors: RGBD cameras, LiDAR, panoramic cameras, pressure-sensitive skin
  • Perception: 360° perception, force-controlled interaction
  • Control Modes: Voice, gestures, screen interface
  • Features: Autonomous delivery + manipulation, elevator/infrastructure interaction, object pickup + placement, multi-step service workflows, human interaction (voice + gestures)
  • Tasks: Button pressing, grasping, carrying, elevator operation, multi-step service workflows
  • Charging: ≈4 h; auto-charging
  • Hand Dof: 11 per DH11 hand:6 active+5 passive
  • Payload: 15 kg delivery capacity (manufacturer capacity field)
  • Integration: Multi-robot task allocation and coordinated obstacle avoidance
  • Workspace: 1600 ×2000 ×1600 mm both-arm reach envelope;2 m operating diameter
  • Dimensions Mm: 539 × 515 × 1440 mm
  • Runtime: 8 h without load

Comparable Systems

  • T170D - Ti5 Robot - humanoid robotics
  • W1 Pro - DexForce - Semi Humanoid
  • D1 - ZEALS - Semi Humanoid
  • G2 - AgiBot - Semi Humanoid
  • Astribot S1 - Astribot - Mobile Manipulator
  • Casbot W1 - CASBOT - Mobile Manipulator

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