Samples, Testing & Evaluation Units

1. The short answer

If your robot is shipped to a US partner only for:

• ✅Internal R&D or engineering testing
• ✅Integration development inside a lab or factory
• ✅Product evaluation before a purchase decision
• ✅FCC compliance testing itself

…it may NOT need full market-ready certification yet.

But the moment it moves to any of these:

• ❌Public demonstration to potential buyers
• ❌Customer trial in a real environment
• ❌Commercial deployment (restaurant, hospital, warehouse)
• ❌Sale, lease, or distribution
• ❌Listed as "available for US sale"

…full certification becomes required.

2. The compliance status framework

Your robot's US compliance journey, mapped to five stages. Each stage tells you what you CAN do, what you CANNOT do yet, and what documentation we recommend.

1. 1Concept→
2. 2Engineering→
3. 3Integration→
4. 4Cert in progress→
5. 5Market ready

3. FCC's official import exception

FCC rules allow RF devices (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, remote control, wireless camera) to be imported WITHOUT prior authorization IF:

This is a real legal exception — not a loophole. Use it carefully and document everything.

4. Scenario table

5. What to tell your US partner

Copy the text below into the shipment paperwork that goes to your US partner. Keep a copy on file.

This unit is shipped as an engineering / evaluation sample only.
It is intended for internal testing and integration purposes by your engineering team.

This unit:
• Is NOT certified for sale in the United States
• Is NOT authorized for commercial deployment
• Is NOT for distribution to end users or consumers
• Should NOT be used in public-facing environments

If you decide to proceed with commercial deployment,
we will initiate full FCC / UL certification.
Please keep this documentation with the unit.

本设备仅作为工程 / 评估样品发货。
仅供贵方工程团队进行内部测试和集成使用。

本设备：
• 未经美国销售认证
• 未获商业部署授权
• 不得分发给终端用户或消费者
• 不得用于面向公众的环境

如决定进行商业部署，我们将启动完整的 FCC / UL 认证。
请妥善保存本文件。

6. Special cases