Baidu AI Cloud and Pudu Robotics Partner on Embodied AI Model Training

On November 12, 2026, during the 2026 Baidu World conference, Baidu and Shenzhen Pudu Technology Co., Ltd. formally entered a strategic partnership, with Baidu AI Cloud providing the infrastructure and cloud services that Pudu needs for model training. According to a CaiFeng.cn report published on November 13, the collaboration focuses on four major areas, including embodied foundation model training and the building of a real-scenario data system, with further cooperation planned in industrial ecosystem coordination.

Under the arrangement described, Pudu will carry out embodied foundation model training on its own technical stack, develop a diversified multi-scenario data system, upgrade its agent platform capabilities, and leverage Baidu's Baige AI computing platform to strengthen its computing infrastructure, continuing the training and iteration of the PuduFM model. The material notes that Pudu's business spans 85 countries and regions worldwide, serving more than 50,000 end customers with over 130,000 units shipped cumulatively. Its Physical Agent architecture comprises the robot body, the general-purpose embodied agent PuduAgent, and the general-purpose embodied foundation large model PuduFM, supported by three technical stacks for embodied navigation, embodied manipulation, and embodied interaction. At this stage, available reporting only covers the announcement of the partnership, the stated areas of cooperation, and the division of responsibilities, with no further details yet on implementation progress.