In April this year, a company founded by former Apple employees Humane The company launched the first screen-free wearable AI Devices Ai Pin is priced at $699 (currently about RMB 5,001), and an additional $24 (currently about RMB 172) per month is required for subscription. The Verge cited internal sales data today, saying that from May to August this year,AI Pin Returns outnumber new sales.
A source with direct knowledge of sales and return data said that by June this year, about 8,000 Ai Pins had not been returned; as of today, the number of devices still in customer hands isAbout 7,000 units.
Data shows that Humane's total sales of AI Pins and accessories just exceeded US$9 million (currently about RMB 64.388 million).About 10,000 units, this is just 10% of Humane's goal of shipping 100,000 units by April 2025.
These undisclosed figures more clearly depict the predicament Humane is in. According to reports, Ai Pin's sales are so low that they are far less than the more than $200 million (currently about 1.431 billion yuan) Humane raised from well-known Silicon Valley executives such as OpenAI CEO Altman and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
Humane spokesperson Zoz Cuccias said The Verge reportThere are "inaccuracies", including financial data. When asked about the specifics of the inaccuracies, Cuccias said "we have no additional information to provide because we do not comment on financial data and will refer that to our legal counsel."
Sources confirmed that once the Ai Pin is returned, the companyIt cannot be refurbished, which also means that the Ai Pin will become "electronic waste" and Humane will not have the opportunity to recover revenue by selling it again.