# Pudu Robotics takes on Tesla in humanoid robots, CEO says

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

- Source: South China Morning Post · Tech
- Published: 2026-11-08T09:00:28.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/amyc3ccex6lwayxypr0dn73z3
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3373641/chinas-pudu-robotics-which-makes-80-its-sales-abroad-takes-tesla-humanoids

## Summary

Pudu Robotics CEO Felix Zhang Tao says humanoid robots are the company's next frontier and calls Tesla "a competitor, but a long-term one." The Shenzhen-based firm, ranked first globally in commercial service robot shipments and revenue in 2025 by Frost & Sullivan, is exploring manufacturing in Europe, its largest overseas market.