JingChu Elf
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JingChu Elf (荆楚精灵) is a wheeled service humanoid from JCBOT in Wuhan, built for greeting, guiding and talking with people. It stands 165 cm tall, weighs about 70 kg and has 16 degrees of freedom in the body (not counting the hands), mounted on a precision mobile base with SLAM navigation. LiDAR and a depth camera let it navigate on its own, lead visitors to a destination and recognise faces, while a built-in AI dialogue system handles spoken conversation. An onboard GPU delivers about 117 TOPS and can be extended with an external compute unit, and the battery lasts about 8 hours. JCBOT opens the control of every body motor and offers Python and C++ SDKs for developers. The company introduced the Elf in July 2025 and, in September 2026, released a refreshed version with a bionic arm that uses a biomimetic wrist and a one-piece shell, making it lighter and stiffer with better control accuracy.
Quick Overview & Key Facts
JingChu Elf is a humanoid robot made by JCBOT in China, launched in 2025 and built for reception and guided tours, visitor greeting, and face-recognition service. Its estimated price is USD 25,000.
- Dimensions
- Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
- Weight
- Approx. 70 kg (154 lb)
- Mobility
- Wheeled (two-wheel drive mobile base) with a humanoid upper body
- Handles
- Not publicly disclosed
- Battery runtime
- About 8 hours of combined operation
- Sensors
- LiDAR and depth camera
- Operating environment
- Indoor venues such as exhibition halls, reception areas, schools and tourist sites
What Can JingChu Elf Do?
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Real-World Applications of JingChu Elf
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JingChu Elf Capabilities
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Robot Timeline
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JCBOT releases the JingChu Elf wheeled service humanoid, two months after the company was founded in Wuhan.
JCBOT launches a refreshed JingChu Elf with a bionic arm that has a biomimetic wrist and an integrated shell for lighter weight and higher stiffness.
JingChu Elf vs StarBot Nova, Cruzr Y1, AIMY and Robbyant R1
JingChu Elf overlaps with these alternatives on Receptionist and Education and training; only JingChu Elf is tagged for Developer friendly. JingChu Elf leads this group on runtime but trails on weight.
Industries and capabilities are tags, not scores: a tick means the robot is listed for it. Green marks the best figure in a row (highest runtime; lowest weight). Ranges are not ranked.
| Spec | JingChu ElfJCBOT | StarBot NovaStarBot | Cruzr Y1UBTECH Robotics | AIMYAEI Robot | Robbyant R1Ant Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industries | |||||
| Receptionist | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Education and training | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Research and development | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Public services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | |||||
| Developer friendly | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Human-robot interaction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Navigation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Speech interaction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runtime | 8 h | 10–12 h | 4+ hours | 8 h | 8 h |
| Weight | 70 kg | 31.75 kg | 90 kg | 44 kg | 110 kg |
| Released | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 |
Notes such as conditions or alternate figures are left out and values are shown in common units; open each page for the full specs. Browse all Humanoid Robots
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Q1. What is JingChu Elf, and what problem is it designed to solve?
JingChu Elf is a wheeled service humanoid from JCBOT in Wuhan. It greets visitors, leads them where they need to go and talks with them, so venues can cover reception work with a robot.
Q2. What are the main capabilities and key features of JingChu Elf?
It drives itself with SLAM navigation, sees with LiDAR and a depth camera, recognises faces, holds spoken conversations through a built-in AI system and has a humanoid upper body with arms.
Q3. Who is JingChu Elf built for, and which industries can benefit from it?
It is built for exhibition halls, reception desks, schools, tourist sites and research labs, where a talking, moving guide is useful.
Q4. Is JingChu Elf a commercial product or still a research prototype?
It is a commercial product that JCBOT builds to order, and the company has already shown a refreshed version.
Q5. Is JingChu Elf currently available for purchase, and when is it expected to ship?
Yes, JCBOT sells it and quotes prices on request. The company has not published a fixed price list or a delivery schedule.
Q6. How does JingChu Elf actually work in real-world environments?
A mobile base carries it around while LiDAR and the depth camera map the space and spot obstacles, and an onboard computer runs navigation, face recognition and the dialogue software.
Q7. When was JingChu Elf announced or officially launched?
JCBOT introduced it in the summer of 2025, and a refreshed model with a bionic arm followed in autumn 2026.
Q8. How is JingChu Elf different from other robots in the same category?
It combines a wheeled base, a humanoid upper body and a built-in conversation system in one robot, and developers can reach every motor through an open SDK.
Q9. Does JingChu Elf require additional development or customization after purchase?
It works out of the box for guiding and conversation, and JCBOT also provides a Python and C++ SDK so teams can build their own behaviors.
Q10. What is the future roadmap or planned upgrades for JingChu Elf?
JCBOT keeps upgrading the Elf, most recently with the lighter and stiffer bionic arm, and continues to extend its dialogue and navigation software.
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