PUDU CC1 Pro Disc AI-Native Mid-Size Disc Scrubber-Dryer Robot

Picture a shopping centre at mid-morning: a cup of coffee has tipped over beside the seating area, and the first few shoppers are already carrying it across the tiles. A scrubber on a fixed schedule will reach that spot when its route says so, and nobody checks afterwards whether the stain has really gone. The PUDU CC1 Pro Disc AI-Native Mid-Size Disc Scrubber-Dryer Robot is designed to work the other way round. It watches for wet stains while it patrols, drives to them on a route it calculates there and then, and uses a camera at its rear to inspect its own work before it moves on. The mechanical force comes from a pair of high-speed disc brushes; the judgement about whether the floor is clean comes from the vision system behind them.

Robots Europa, based in Dublin, supplies the CC1 Pro Disc to businesses and public organisations across the European Union and the DACH region. We prepare the quotation, arrange delivery to your site and provide support once the robot is in service, so that facility teams in Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the wider EU work with a single European point of contact from the first enquiry to day-to-day operation.

Background

PUDU Robotics and its cleaning range

PUDU Robotics is a Shenzhen-based developer of commercial service robots. Many European operators first met the brand through its delivery robots in restaurants and hotels, and the company has since built a dedicated line of autonomous floor-cleaning machines, from compact units for tight spaces to large scrubber-dryers for open halls. The CC1 Pro Disc belongs to the CC1 family and occupies the middle of that line-up: larger and more forceful than a compact machine, yet built to manoeuvre where a large ride-on scrubber would struggle. The complete range is gathered in our Cleaning Robots category.

Disc scrubbing with an AI layer on top

At the heart of the machine are high-speed dual-disc brushes that press on the floor with a consistent 25 kg of down pressure, aimed at stubborn stains and ground-in debris. The brushes fix magnetically, so they align, fit and come off quickly when they need changing or cleaning. Around this mechanical core PUDU has placed its AI functions: Lidar + 3D VSLAM Fusion Positioning for localisation, AI spot scrubbing that recognises wet stains such as coffee spills, sauces and puddles in real time, and the world's first rear AI camera, which monitors cleaning performance as the robot works. It is this combination of a disc scrubber with self-inspection that PUDU means by the term AI-native.

Technical Specifications

Specifications are as published by the manufacturer and are confirmed against the datasheet at quotation.

PUDU has not published the noise level, the IP rating, the maximum slope, the maximum threshold climb, the brush rotation speed, the operating temperature or the contents of the box; we confirm these with the manufacturer when we prepare your quotation.

How does the rear AI camera change the way the CC1 Pro Disc cleans?

Most autonomous scrubbers measure success by distance: if the route has been driven, the task counts as complete. The CC1 Pro Disc adds a second step. Its rear AI camera watches the floor behind the brushes in real time, detects stains that the first pass has left behind and triggers a spot re-clean of those areas without waiting for a supervisor to notice. After each task the robot generates a heatmap, which gives the cleaning manager a clear picture of where the effort went and where problems recur.

That changes the conversation with the client or the building owner. Instead of a log saying the robot ran for a certain time, the team has a visual record of the result. Recurring hotspots near entrances, food counters or vending areas become visible, and the cleaning plan can be adjusted to them. Combined with AI spot scrubbing, which spots wet stains such as coffee spills, sauces and puddles during inspection rounds and immediately generates an optimal route to them, the robot reacts to the state of the floor rather than only to the timetable.

Can a mid-size robot keep up with a large floor?

The question is a fair one, since the CC1 Pro Disc has a 380 mm cleaning width and a footprint of 629 x 552 x 695 mm. The answer depends on how the floor is cleaned. In All-Covered Scrubbing the published efficiency is 700-1000 ㎡/h; in Spot Scrubbing, where the robot targets only the areas that need attention, it rises to 1500-3000 ㎡/h. Paired with AI-powered spot cleaning, PUDU states coverage of 5,000–8,000 m², which makes the robot a realistic option for large retail and public spaces where most of the floor is clean most of the time and the work lies in reacting quickly to what changes.

Endurance supports this approach. The 69 Ah battery gives up to 5.3 h of scrubbing, or 3.8 h+ in Standard Mode, and recharges in about 4.5 h. With the optional docking station, charging, water refill and draining run automatically, so the 15 L clean and 15 L dirty water tanks do not have to be handled by staff between shifts. Meanwhile the compact body needs a minimum path clearance of only 68 cm, and the robot detects and avoids static and moving obstacles, including guardrails, warning signs and retractable belt barriers, as well as carpeted areas during scrubbing.

Who is the PUDU CC1 Pro Disc for?

The robot suits operators who clean busy hard floors while the building is open: shopping centres and supermarkets with aisles and promotional displays, transport hubs with queuing systems and belt barriers, hotels and conference venues with lobbies and corridors, and hospitals, universities and office campuses with long circulation routes. Contract cleaning companies will find the heatmaps useful as evidence of work delivered, while in-house facility teams gain an autonomous machine that handles routine scrubbing and frees staff for detailed tasks. Sites with access gates and lifts can take advantage of E-gate Control and Elevator Control, managed through the Pudu Link app.

Where the floor is mainly wide, open space, the larger PUDU BG1 AI-Native Large Scrubber-Dryer Robot or the PUDU BG1 Pro may be worth comparing. For smaller, tighter premises the PUDU ET1 AI-Native Compact Scrubber-Dryer Robot is an alternative, and buyers weighing up the related PUDU CC1 Pro can ask Robots Europa to set the datasheets side by side before deciding.

What is the PUDU CC1 Pro Disc used for?

1. Daytime scrubbing in retail: keeping aisles and checkout areas clean while customers move around the robot.
2. Rapid response to spills: detecting coffee, sauces and puddles on patrol and cleaning them on a route generated on the spot.
3. Quality control for cleaning contracts: using rear-camera monitoring and post-task heatmaps to document results.
4. Polishing hard floors: applying the polishing mode to maintain the appearance of lobbies and showrooms.
5. Multi-level buildings: moving between floors and through gates with Elevator Control and E-gate Control.
6. Unattended operation: charging, refilling and draining automatically when paired with the optional docking station.

Pricing and Availability

Robots Europa supplies the CC1 Pro Disc on the basis of a written quotation tailored to your site, the configuration you need and options such as the docking station, the 18-inch marketing display or LoRa customisation. Delivery, customs and support are arranged together with the quotation, so you receive one clear proposal for the whole project. To begin, simply use the quotation request available on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the CC1 Pro Disc need a docking station?

The robot operates without one, but automatic charging and automatic water refill and draining require the optional docking station. We include it in the quotation if your site calls for unattended operation.

Can the robot clean carpets?

No. Its cleaning capabilities are scrubbing and polishing, and it identifies and avoids carpeted areas during scrubbing so that it operates safely on mixed floors.

How long does it run on one charge?

The 69 Ah battery provides up to 5.3 h of scrubbing, or 3.8 h+ in Standard Mode. A full charge takes about 4.5 h.

Can it use lifts and pass through access gates?

Yes, the robot supports Elevator Control and E-gate Control, managed through the Pudu Link app. The integration with your building's systems is reviewed as part of the project.

What information does the rear AI camera provide?

It monitors cleaning performance in real time, detects leftover stains and triggers spot re-cleaning. After each task it generates a heatmap of the cleaning results.

What are the IP rating and noise level?

PUDU has not published these figures. Robots Europa confirms them with the manufacturer at quotation, together with the maximum slope and threshold climb.

Where can I buy the PUDU CC1 Pro Disc and what does it cost?

You can buy it from Robots Europa, which supplies the EU and the DACH region from Dublin. The cost depends on your configuration and site, so we provide it in a personal quotation that you can request on this page.

Summary

The spilt coffee in the shopping centre is a small problem, but it shows what separates a robot that drives a route from one that looks after a floor. The PUDU CC1 Pro Disc combines dual-disc brushes with 25 kg of down pressure, magnetic quick-release brushes and Lidar + 3D VSLAM Fusion Positioning with AI spot scrubbing and a rear camera that checks its own results and records them in heatmaps. Its mid-size body passes through 68 cm gaps, while spot scrubbing and the optional docking station let it serve large, busy sites. For a quotation covering delivery, customs and support from Robots Europa, this page is the starting point.