From May 6th to 9th, the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (WKC) will be held in New York, USA. Ecovacs Robotics, a global brand from China, will participate as an official partner and sponsor the "Best Family Competition." This collaboration marks the brand's first collaboration with this world-renowned dog show, representing another new attempt by Ecovacs Robotics based on its deep focus on pet-owning families. It also marks its first appearance at the WKC as a global robotics partner. While bringing a new intelligent cleaning experience to pet-owning families worldwide, this collaboration also demonstrates Ecovacs Robotics' determination to accelerate its global market expansion with an international perspective.
Ecovacs Robotics has always adhered to globalization as a key business strategy and continuously improves its international market layout. Currently, 25 million Ecovacs robot products serve users in over 145 countries and regions worldwide, with pet-owning families being a significant part of this customer base. At this dog show, more than 3,000 competing dogs and thousands of pet-owning families from around the world will compete accompanied by Ecovacs robot products.
As an authoritative dog show held since its inception in 1877, the WKC Dog Show boasts extremely high entry standards, a comprehensive competition schedule, and an authoritative judging system. It not only focuses on the protection of pet dogs but also strives to improve the well-being of pet-owning families. This aligns perfectly with Ecovacs' brand philosophy and conveys Ecovacs' vision of working with the WKC Dog Show to create a better pet-owning environment for pet-owning families worldwide.
In recent years, the number of pet-owning households worldwide has been steadily increasing. It is estimated that the global pet ownership rate is approximately 33%, with dogs being the most popular breed globally. Data from the "2022 China Pet Consumption Report" shows that the number of pets in urban China continued to grow, reaching 116.55 million dogs and cats in 2022, a 3.7% increase compared to 2021. Simultaneously, the level of sophistication in pet ownership is continuously improving, with increasing emphasis placed on pet-related home hygiene and cleaning. High-end and intelligent products are becoming the choice of more and more pet-owning families.
As a leader in the service robot industry, Ecovacs is committed to creating a better pet-owning experience for pet-owning families worldwide through industry-leading products and technologies. Previously, many of the brand's excellent products addressed the cleaning pain points of pet-owning families, focusing on smart home cleaning scenarios and delivering a highly effective and user-friendly cleaning experience.
Pet hair scattered everywhere, cleaning obstacles lurking in the home, and the daily, high-frequency cleaning effort are all challenges faced by pet-owning families in their daily cleaning routines. Based on a deep understanding of these challenges, Ecovacs' Deebot intelligent cleaning robot, equipped with industry-leading technology, delivers a user experience that fully frees up your hands, helping pet-owning families achieve cleaning freedom.
Pet hair is a major cleaning challenge for pet-owning families, as it scatters everywhere, naturally carrying oils and easily tangling. To achieve better cleaning results, Deebot employs an industry-leading 2-in-1 sweeping and mopping design. The newly released Deebot T20 PRO boasts a suction power of up to 6000Pa, coupled with a uniquely designed anti-tangle brush, minimizing tangling and effectively adsorbing pet hair, dust mites, and dirt. Besides pet hair, shed pet dander and everyday dust also scatter throughout the home due to their complex movement patterns, placing high demands on the navigation and obstacle avoidance capabilities of smart cleaning products. Deebot, equipped with industry-leading AIVI intelligent recognition technology and dToF navigation technology, can accurately distinguish pets, obstacles, and different types of trash for targeted cleaning.
While ensuring effective cleaning, Ecovacs also focuses on creating a convenient and efficient user experience. The Deebot is equipped with an all-in-one base station, and its automatic mop-cleaning function further frees up pet owners' hands while providing antibacterial and odor-proof protection. Meanwhile, the large-capacity dustbin can more efficiently collect pet hair and dust. Considering the high-frequency cleaning needs of pet-owning families, the Deebot supports customized pet cleaning modes. Based on Ecovacs' proprietary YIKO intelligent voice assistant and APP control mode, pet owners can add areas where pets frequently play, such as food bowls and beds, as key cleaning areas on the APP map. They can quickly wake up the Deebot with "OK YIKO" for targeted cleaning. When out and about, pet owners can also use the APP to locate their pets via the Deebot, achieving remote companionship and interaction.
For 25 years, Ecovacs Robotics has continuously expanded its product range and categories, committed to meeting diverse consumer needs with industry-leading technology. This sponsorship of the WKC Dog Show represents a further step in the brand's commitment to the pet-family segment, demonstrating its determination to serve more pet-owning families globally and continuously deepen its expertise in pet cleaning scenarios. In the future, as an industry leader, Ecovacs will continue to drive the development of service robots, penetrating more scenarios and truly making robots serve everyone.
