Elephant Robotics: A Year of Progress and Milestones as 8th Anniversary Approaches

As Elephant Robotics approaches its 8th anniversary on August 10, 2024, we reflect on the incredible journey since our establishment in 2016. Last year has been a period of significant growth. We are deeply grateful for the recognition and support from our customers and partners, which have been instrumental in our achievements.

Driven by our vision, "Enjoy Robots World," we have remained committed to bringing robots into everyone's lives. Over the past year, we have successfully expanded our product line, launching some innovative robotic products. These include the 7 DOF robotic arm myArm 300 Pi, the newly upgraded mobile robot myAGV 2023, the Mercury Humanoid Series Robots (A1, B1, X1), the newly upgraded professional 6 DOF robot arm myCobot Pro 630, the myArm M&C Series Robots, and 2 new members of the metaAnimal series, bionic robotic companion dog metaDog and bionic robotic companion panda metaPanda. Through the development of these innovative robotic products, Elephant Robotics is not just advancing technology but also making it accessible and beneficial to a wide range of users, from industrial professionals to everyday consumers. This aligns with our mission to integrate robots into daily life, allowing everyone to experience the transformative power of robotics and the experience the convenience and benefits that robots bring to the real world.

Beyond product development, we have effectively shared our innovative robotics solutions with a global audience through our active participation in diverse market events. Since October 2023, Elephant Robotics has participated in several major international exhibitions, including ISTE Live 24 in Denver, AI for Good in Geneva, Maker Faire and AI Expo in Tokyo, the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) 2024 and the 2nd InnoEX in Hong Kong and GITEX GLOBAL in Dubai. Our presentations at these overseas exhibitions not only represent international recognition of our technological prowess but also affirm our mission of leveraging AI and robotics technology to improve human life. These events have allowed us to gain valuable industry insights and earned us widespread recognition within the international community. By participating in offline market activities, we have not only showcased our products but also deepened our bond with customers. This has provided us with key opportunities to conduct market research, enabling us to better understand market demands and customer needs. We promptly feed this insight into the definition and development of new products, continuously optimizing our existing products to ensure we better serve our customers. These feedbacks have further solidified our confidence and determination to innovate and advance robotics technology.

During the past year, we also enhanced communication with our customers and partners. In the first quarter of 2024, we launched an exclusive interview series, offering unique insights into the journeys and achievements of our esteemed partners. This three-part series featured in-depth conversations with our Indonesian partner Digiware, our Japan exclusive partner Switch Science, and our loyal customer partner, the Eureka Robotics Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Through these interviews, we gained a deeper understanding of our customers' and partners' needs, collected valuable feedback, and committed to continuously optimizing our products and services to better serve them.

In the 8th year of our journey, we have remained focused on the personal maker and higher education markets, where our best-selling 6 DOF collaborative robot arm, the myCobot 280 Series, has garnered remarkable media attention and accumulated significant exposure. This success is largely due to the support of our numerous international media partners, including IEEE, The MagPi, Make magazine, The Robot Report, BBC, FOX31 Denver, CCTV2, and TVBS NEWS. Their coverage has not only expanded customer awareness of our products and amplified our reach but has also helped address customer needs, validate our technological advancements, and attract new customers and partners. Building on a solid foundation of maker and STEM education customers, and following extensive market research, we began defining and developing humanoid robots. Our universal wheeled humanoid robot with 19 DOF, Mercury X1, has now begun bulk deliveries to clients. Notably, our Mercury Humanoid Series Robots have particularly stood out, with a recent feature in IEEE Spectrum, further highlighting our innovative contributions to the field. The Mercury Series is set to become the preferred choice for researchers and industry professionals seeking reliable, scalable, and robust solutions in the field of embodied AI. Engineered as the ideal hardware platform for advanced AI research, the Mercury Series provides robust support for sophisticated algorithms, including dual-arm collaboration, and real-world applications. It excels in studying and experimenting with large language models (LLMs) in embodied AI, enabling precise operations through voice command recognition and comprehensive information processing. With the addition of Mercury VR Remote Manipulation, the series offers low-latency and hi-precision, real-time VR control, further enhancing its performance in complex scenarios. Additionally, it can also be paired with the myArm C650 teleoperation robotic arm, which facilitates rapid physical data acquisition with machine learning, providing immediate feedback for iterative improvements. The Mercury Series is versatile across various industry scenarios, including education, scientific and academic research, commercial services, VR teleoperation, and even everyday home environments, making it a comprehensive solution for a wide range of applications.

Joey Song, CEO of Elephant Robotics, remarked, "Our mission is to bring robots to everyone. Along with support from our backers, we are looking forward to future opportunities and building a world of robots together." Elephant Robotics has come a long way in just 8 years, evolving from a team of 2 founders to nearly 100 members, continuously expanding our product line and pushing the boundaries of robotics innovation. As we celebrate our 8th anniversary, we remain committed to our vision and are excited for the future. With breakthroughs in large language models and other AI technologies, the advancement of humanoid robots has emerged as a major trend in the long-term development of the robotics industry. Humanoid robots, enriched by embodied AI research, represent a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary field that is shaping the future of robotics. Moving forward, Elephant Robotics will align our development with the evolving demands of the times. We are dedicated to advancing humanoid robotics technology to enhance human-robot interaction and improve data collection. Our focus remains on delivering cutting-edge robotics education solutions and research platforms. By empowering global scientific and academic research, we aim to cultivate a new generation of talent equipped with the skills to lead the future.