Meituan-Dianping has once again invested in the commercial robot maker through a $77.8m series C round that also included an unspecified strategic investor.
Local services portal operator Meituan-Dianping has featured in an RMB500m ($77.8m) series C round for Pudu Robotics, a China-based developer of commercial services robots, DealStreetAsia has reported.
Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital China also participated in the round, as did an unnamed strategic backer.
Founded in 2016, Pudu has developed a range of autonomous commercial services robots designed for use in a variety of sectors such as hospitality and property management. Its offering includes food delivery robots, disinfection robots and…