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

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 8 Nov 2026, 09:00 UTC. The headline in use is “China’s Pudu Robotics, which makes 80% of its sales abroad, takes on Tesla in humanoids”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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…
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China’s Pudu Robotics, which makes 80% of its sales abroad, takes on Tesla in humanoids
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