I'm one of the co-founders of Hibot, where my partners and I make AI portable Bluetooth speakers that play songs you request by voice. Before that, I spent 7 years in product at iFLYTEK, mainly on the iFLYTEK Smart Recorder and the iFLYTEK SayLeader S8 meeting transcriber series.
I'm a product manager, and now a founder too. In December 2025 I left iFLYTEK and co-founded Hibot with my partners. Our first product is the Hibot S50, an AI portable Bluetooth speaker that plays songs you request by voice. At iFLYTEK I was a Senior Product Manager. My main product was the iFLYTEK Smart Recorder SR series, and I also owned the iFLYTEK SayLeader S8 meeting transcriber series end to end, from project kickoff to sales.
I've been a product manager since 2011. I've worked on navigation apps (Navidog), dash cams (Goluk, 360 Dash Cam), connected cars (LeEco Car Connect) and Android launchers (360 Launcher, Hola Launcher), as well as the desktop website for Huajiao Live, a livestreaming platform. Before that, from 2008 to 2011, I did technical support for map data at Beijing Chengji Gaoke. That is where my career began.
Many of the products I've worked on combine hardware and software: dash cams, voice recorders, meeting transcribers. The device and its phone, web and PC software all have to be thought through together. Besides being a product manager and a founder, I also see myself as a problem solver. Outside work, I'm a dad, and I've always thought of myself as a lifelong learner.
Left iFLYTEK and co-founded Hibot with my partners. Our first product, the Hibot S50, is an AI portable Bluetooth speaker that plays songs you request by voice. It is available on JD.com and Tmall. Website: aihibot.cn
Owned product planning for the iFLYTEK Smart Recorder SR series, my main product, and planned the recorder's software across phone, web and device. Also owned the iFLYTEK SayLeader S8 meeting transcriber series end to end, from project kickoff to sales, including product, technical and operations work. Planned, designed and launched the companion PC software for the S8 Enterprise Edition.
Owned development, operations and monetization for two Android launchers: 360 Launcher for China and Hola Launcher for international markets.
Owned overall product design and planning for the LeEco Car Connect app (iOS / Android), plus the design, planning and development of connected-car services.
Owned overall design and development of the 360 Dash Cam app (iOS / Android), including core features such as connecting to the camera and short-video sharing. The Android app went through 8 major and 30 minor releases. Also owned design and development of the desktop website for Huajiao Live, a livestreaming platform.
Navidog, a navigation app, and Goluk, a smart dash cam, were built one after the other by the same founding team. Owned map and navigation feature design and the iOS version of Navidog 4.0, plus the Smart Audi (智慧奥迪) navigation service partnership with Dalian Loulan. Also owned overall design of the Goluk app (iOS / Android) and the Goluk website. Goluk received angel investment from Sinovation Ventures.
Worked on map data for Chengjitong GPS navigators: created and assigned map data tasks, and provided technical support for mapping roads and points of interest. This is where my work with maps and navigation began.
The first product from the startup my partners and I founded. Press the Hibot button and say a song's name to play it. Songs are stored on a microSD (TF) card, so voice requests work even offline. About 21 hours of battery life, IP67 dust and water resistance, True Wireless Stereo (TWS) and multi-speaker pairing. Take it hiking, trail running, camping or on road trips.
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My main product at iFLYTEK. I owned product planning for the SR series and planned the recorder's software on phone, web and device, thinking through the hardware and the software on every platform together.
I owned the S8 series end to end, from project kickoff to sales, including product, technical and operations work. I also owned the Enterprise Edition's companion PC software, from planning and design to launch.
I owned overall product design and development for both the iOS and Android apps, including core features such as connecting to the camera and short-video sharing. During my time on it, the Android app went through 8 major and 30 minor releases.
Two Android launchers: Hola Launcher for international markets and 360 Launcher for China. I owned development, operations and monetization for both.
LeEco Auto's connected-car product. I owned overall product design and planning for the LeEco Car Connect app (iOS / Android), plus the design, planning and development of connected-car services.
Launched in 2006, Navidog is a long-established mobile navigation app in China. In 2013 it officially reported more than 70 million users, and its investors included Sequoia Capital China and the map data company NavInfo. For version 4.0, I owned the map and navigation feature design and the iOS version, along with the Smart Audi (智慧奥迪) navigation service partnership with Dalian Loulan.
Goluk is a smart dash cam that the Navidog team built in their second startup. It received angel investment from Sinovation Ventures, and Kai-Fu Lee and Xu Xiaoping both publicly endorsed it. I owned overall product design for the Goluk app (iOS / Android) and the Goluk website.
Have a problem we could solve together, or want to talk about products or Hibot? Send me an email.
chen100rui@gmail.comOn most social platforms my handle is CR100. Search for it and you'll find me.