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China’s Pudu Robotics, which makes 80% of its sales abroad, takes on Tesla in humanoids

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM · 1 min read
China’s Pudu Robotics, which makes 80% of its sales abroad, takes on Tesla in humanoids — Shanghai Business news

Humanoid robots represent the next frontier for Pudu Robotics, according to founder and CEO Felix Zhang Tao, as the global commercial robotics leader takes on Elon Musk’s Tesla in the growing sector and explores manufacturing in Europe, its largest overseas market. “It’s definitely a competitor, but a long-term one,” Zhang told the South China Morning Post in a recent interview, adding that Tesla was a “very good” rival whose high profile had driven innovation and broadened market awareness in...

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