PUDU ET1
The autonomous floor-scrubbing robot designed for small commercial spaces.
What it brings to your floors
Sweeps, vacuums, scrubs and scours in a single pass
Sweeping happens at the front, scrubbing at the rear. Dry debris and wet soiling are dealt with in the same movement, and the dirty water is recovered straight away: the floor can be walked on almost immediately, which matters when the shop stays open. The ET1 is distributed by Easy to Clean, an authorised Pudu distributor.
- Roller up to 800 rpm
- 20 kPa suction
It gets through where other robots cannot
Fifty centimetres wide, sixty high: that is the stated minimum passage. Between two shelving runs, in a stockroom, under a low display stand, the ET1 goes where until now someone had to fetch the broom.
- 500 × 380 × 580 mm
- Around 45 kg
It lifts grease, not just dust
The station heats the water and keeps it at temperature throughout the cycle. On the greasy areas of a kitchen, the shoe marks in an entrance lobby or the sticky residue in a drinks aisle, the mechanical action of the roller is not enough on its own: the temperature does the rest.
It adapts its action to what it meets
As it approaches a rug, it lifts its roller and switches to vacuuming rather than soaking it. Faced with a puddle, it lifts its brushes instead of spreading it. On a stubborn stain, it slows down, speeds up the roller and increases the water flow.
- Surface recognition
- Adaptive scrubbing
Nobody has to empty or refill it
Back at its station, it recharges, refills with clean water, drains its waste water, doses its detergent, rinses its roller and squeegee, wrings them out and brings the water back up to temperature. This is what makes the ET1 workable in a shop: no daily chore falls to your team.
- 8 L clean / 7.2 L recovery
- 2.5 L dust box
Full specifications
Manufacturer data at the model's launch on 12 August 2026. Field values are measured on your premises during the demonstration.
Performance
Runtime & power
Navigation & intelligence
Dimensions & options
Suitable environments
A 21.5-inch screen, if retail is your business
The ET1 accepts a remotely controlled advertising screen, and its livery can be customised in your brand colours. A machine that travels the aisles all day becomes a mobile communication medium. It is an option: it changes nothing about cleaning performance.
This model, on monthly rental or purchase
All-inclusive monthly rental
One monthly fee. The robot, the docking station, maintenance, parts, consumables, software updates and replacement within 72 h in the event of a breakdown that stops the machine.
- No deposit and no capital tied up
- An operating expense, off balance sheet
- Switch models if your floor areas change
Purchase with maintenance contract
The robot becomes your asset. The accompanying maintenance contract, which is mandatory, covers preventive servicing, wear parts and software updates.
- A fixed asset depreciated over 4 to 5 years
- The equipment is yours to use as you wish
- Quotation issued after the demonstration
The demonstration, set-up, training and maintenance are identical in both cases. Compare the two models criterion by criterion →
Two compact robots, two territories
The ET1 is not a small CC1. It is a machine designed for spaces where the CC1 is already too wide.
Convenience stores, pharmacies, restaurants, small office floors.
- Designed for 100 to 800 m²
- Minimum passage width of 50 cm
- Hot water up to 85 °C
- 8-in-1 docking station
Offices, hotels, larger sales floors.
- 700 to 1,000 m²/h
- 15 L tanks
- Around 5 h of runtime
- Hard floors and carpet
Compare with the other models
| Model | Key specifications | Best suited to | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUDU ET1 you are here | 100 to 800 m²50 cm4-in-1 | Convenience stores, Restaurants | |
| PUDU CC1 | 700 to 1,000 m²/h~5 h4-in-1 | Offices, Hotels | See the profile |
| PUDU CC1 Pro | 700 to 1,000 m²/hAdvanced perception4-in-1 | Retail, Hotels | See the profile |
| PUDU SH1 | 27 kg20,000 Pa350 rpm | Restaurants & hospitality, Retail & shops | See the profile |
| PUDU MT1 | 1,800 m²/h70 cm35 L | Manufacturing sites, Logistics & warehouses | See the profile |
| PUDU MT1 Max | 2,200 m²/h70 cm35 L | Manufacturing sites, Logistics & warehouses | See the profile |
| PUDU MT1 Vac | 1,400 m²/h55 cm6 L + 2×7 L | Logistics & warehouses, Manufacturing & production | See the profile |
| PUDU BG1 | 2,000 m²/h75 LSweeps + scrubs | Retail & supermarkets, Logistics & warehouses | See the profile |
| PUDU BG1 Pro | 3D perceptionSelf-propelledLarge sites | Airports & transport hubs, Shopping centres | See the profile |
Understanding the PUDU ET1
The ET1 was unveiled on 12 August 2026 (see our launch coverage). It opens the E Series range from Pudu Robotics and answers a specific gap in the market: until now, autonomous floor-scrubbing robots were aimed at large floor areas, and small commercial spaces were left to the broom and the mop. The ET1 is the first machine in this range designed for them.
Read the full guide
A question of size, not power
A 400 m² convenience store does not need a 2,000 m²/h scrubber-dryer. It needs a machine that fits between the gondolas, steers around restocking pallets and does not block the aisle while customers are shopping. That is exactly the ET1's specification: a 50 × 38 cm footprint, a stated minimum passage of 50 cm wide and 60 cm high, and around 45 kg.
Its cleaning width follows the same logic: 30 cm for scrubbing, 39 cm for sweeping and vacuuming. These are modest figures, and deliberately so: manoeuvrability takes priority over raw productivity. In a cluttered space, a wide machine loses its advantage by constantly steering around things.
What the hot water does
This is the model's real distinguishing feature. The station heats the water to up to 85 °C according to the manufacturer, and keeps it at temperature throughout the cycle. On a restaurant floor, an entrance lobby in winter or a drinks aisle, the soiling is not dust: it is grease and sticky residue. The mechanical action of a roller at 800 rpm plays its part; the temperature does the rest.
The roller is rinsed continuously while working, which avoids carrying dirt from one end of the shop to the other. The 20 kPa suction recovers the dirty water straight away, and the floor can be walked on again quickly: in an open shop, a wet floor is a risk, not a detail.
The station does the real operational work
Eight functions: recharging, clean-water filling, waste-water draining, detergent dosing, roller rinsing, squeegee rinsing, wringing and water heating. This is what makes the robot workable in a shop where nobody has time to spare for it. Dust collection is also automated at the end of the cycle.
One nuance, though: automated maintenance does not mean no maintenance. The ET1 remains a commercial machine. Within our service, this periodic servicing is included in the monthly fee and carried out by the person who installed the robot on your premises.
Points to watch, and how our service covers them
The tanks are small by design: 8 litres of clean water, 7.2 litres of recovery. That is consistent with the target floor area, but it means more frequent returns to the station on heavily soiled sites. The rated runtime, 2.5 to 4 h, depends heavily on the mode selected. And the productivity of 300 to 720 m²/h is a manufacturer's maximum, not a guaranteed area: a cluttered site with many changes of direction will fall short of it.
As the model has only just been launched, several figures have not yet been published by the manufacturer: noise level, maximum gradient, IP rating, lift compatibility, exact service life of consumables. We will publish them as soon as the European data sheet is available. In the meantime, fleet sizing is validated on your actual floors, during the demonstration: that is the only figure that commits you.
The questions we are asked about the ET1
How much floor area can the PUDU ET1 clean?
Does the PUDU ET1 vacuum?
Can it clean with hot water?
Does it really fit into small spaces?
What does it do when it meets carpet?
Does it have to be emptied and refilled by hand?
Can it run during opening hours?
Can it carry advertising?
How does it differ from the PUDU CC1?
What do you provide, and what remains our responsibility?
Is the PUDU ET1 right for your floors?
We work it out together during the free demonstration, with no obligation.