"Just the day before yesterday, we confirmed our cooperation intentions with a Brazilian distributor via video. They initially purchased demo units and will determine the order quantity for the first batch based on the trial results. This marks the first time that a Jinan-based company, ICreate, has entered the South American market."

"The Russian distributor had already evaluated the performance of the first batch of trial products before Spring Festival and found that 'made in Jinan' educational robots are very suitable for their local training market. They had a high opinion of the product. As a result, they have placed an initial order for over 100 units for early promotion. If everything goes well, they plan to order at least a thousand units later on." On February 16, upon meeting the press, Zhang Zuping, Chairman of Shandong ICreate Education Technology Co., Ltd., a leading enterprise in Jinan’s educational robotics industry, happily shared their recent achievements in the international market. Against the backdrop of DeepSeek’s success, "made in Jinan" educational robots, which lead the industry in technology, are now targeting overseas markets and seeking new growth opportunities.

From November 12 to 14, 2024, Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) Dubai was held in Dubai, UAE, where Zhang personally led the team. Zhang said that despite the high risks, he felt confident that this would bring fruitful results, thanks to the R&D strength and cultural confidence behind "made in Jinan" educational robots.

At the exhibition, they didn't bring many samples, but by the second morning, all of them had been snapped up by distributors. For the rest of the exhibition, they could only explain the product to clients using pictures and videos.

After returning to Jinan, the good news from the Dubai exhibition kept pouring in. As the Spring Festival of 2025 approached, one of the Russian distributors placed an order for over 100 units of ICreate Micro:bit educational robots, planning to promote them on a large scale in their country. Moving forward, they plan to introduce other products based on user feedback and aim to replace all products from a major international toy brand with "made in Jinan" items.

After Spring Festival, distributors from Saudi Arabia and Brazil also reached out to ICreate’s Jinan headquarters via video conference to discuss product details and finalize cooperation intentions. This has further strengthened ICreate’s confidence in making a full push into international markets this year.