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Marketing results

In January we continued focusing on the technology implementation - in particular on adding support to a large number of low-cost laser distance sensors. This step is necessary both to bring down the cost of the robot parts kit and, later, to evaluate and select the best performing LiDAR/LDS sensor models. We expect that publishing these results will also bring us some publicity and raise the brand recognition in the robot maker communities.

• Our pre-launch mailing list growth has accelerated to ~10% weekly signups, without any active promotion on our part.
• We’ve published two more short-format developer log updates:
  • Update: $15 LIDAR laser distance scanner connected to Arduino ESP32 and ROS2
  • DIY PCB connects Arduino to Xiaomi LDS02RR LiDAR
• New blog posts:
  • $15 LiDAR sensor is now supported!
  • Arduino ESP32 ROS2 robot platform firmware available

Technology and MVP results

• We have successfully interfaced these LDS sensors:
  • YDLIDAR X3 PRO
  • YDLIDAR X2/X2L
  • Neato XV11
• The LDS02RR PCB adapter was successfully brought up
• We’ve added PCB adapter support for 3irobotix Delta-2G LDS.
• We have reorganized disparate robot firmware into the single, “platform”, configurable version. This is an important step for making Kaia.ai a software platform.
  • As part of the platform merge, we have implemented robot configuration - using a web browser - to select the robot’s LiDAR/LDS type, robot and motor models.
• Miscellaneous technical progress
  • The robot’s MCU “factory reset” feature has been redone to satisfaction
  • We’ve brought all PCB designs into a single PCB repository to simplify and streamline the source code access and the release process.