12/12/2023

Pudu Robotics Announces Strategic Partnership with Reliance Automation

Pudu Robotics, the global leader in commercial service robotics, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Reliance Automation. This collaboration aims to elevate the commercial service robotics industry, combining Reliance Automation’s robotics expertise in the Irish and northern Irish market with Pudu’s product and technology advantages in delivery robot and cleaning robot.

Pudu Robotics is proactively expanding its global presence while maintaining a stronghold in Asian markets. Known for its popular cat-shaped robot “BellaBot” in Japan, PUDU has captured a significant market share for catering service robots in Japan. Its rich product line empowers businesses across various sectors to harness the full potential of robotic solutions to elevate service quality, customer experience, and cost-efficiency for business operators.

“We are honoured to hold partner with Reliance Automation. This collaboration is a recognition of the unique value that Pudu brings to the table,” said Felix Zhang, CEO of Pudu Robotics.” We’ll continue to deliver reliable products and outstanding services with our strong full-stack capabilities to all our partners and customers, as we have consistently done.”

“We are excited about our partnership with PUDU Robotics as it allows us to enhance our offering in the field of robots and automation equipment in Ireland. This collaboration reinforces our commitment to delivering advanced robotic technologies, while also helping businesses address workforce challenges and improve overall efficiency.  The significant increase in overheads that the service sector will soon experience cannot be ignored, and service robots will contribute to offsetting this cost.  Service robots are also surprisingly affordable with customers recouping the cost in under a year.” Peter Creighton, Managing Director of Reliance Automation.

About Pudu Robotics

Pudu Robotics is a global leader in design, R&D, production, and sales of commercial service robots with nearly 70,000 units shipped in over 60 countries worldwide. The company’s robots are currently in use across a wide variety of industries including restaurants, retail, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment, and manufacturing. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, its mission is to use robots to improve the efficiency of human production and living. For more information on business developments and updates, follow PUDU on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram

About Reliance Automation

Reliance Automation is part of the Reliance group which is almost in its 100th year of trading.  The business was first established in Cork and now trades across the island of Ireland in Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Antrim.  After serving the industrial and agricultural industries for decades, Reliance continued its innovative approach and is now the leading automation equipment supplier in Ireland.  Pudu joins other global leading brands such as Universal Robots, Nachi, Staubli, MiR, Bosch Rexroth and many more on the Reliance Automation portfolio.   Reliance Automation has a team of very experienced technical engineers to offer local support to customers as well as holding stock in Ireland for fast turnaround. 

Service Robot Trial

Ireland’s level of unemployment is at an all-time low creating a labour gap especially hitting the service industries.  Reliance Automation offers a free trial to any service company who is experiencing difficulties to demonstrate to them how easy Pudu robots are to use and how they can enhance any service business.  Pudu service robots are suitable for hospitality, catering, hospitals, cleaning, offices, events and so much more.  Visit info@servicebots.ie to find out more and book your free trial.  Trials are carried out with the technical support of Reliance engineers on site at your facility.