At China's largest home appliance exhibition, a batch of robots that want to help you with housework have arrived!
Text | Qiu Xiaofen
Editor | Su Jianxun
In 2026, the main force squeezing into the embodied intelligent robot track is a group of home appliance enterprises.
From March 12th to 15th, the largest home appliance and consumer electronics expo in China (AWE 2026) was held in Shanghai. Different from previous years, the highlight of this expo has changed from home appliances in the past to embodied intelligent robots.
Home appliance enterprises, large and small, with terminals and data, naturally regard home services as the core goal of robots and have demonstrated a series of functions - home patrol, elderly protection, simple housework, and even cooking in the kitchen, etc.
However, after the experience of "Intelligent Emergence", these function designs are still in the early stage, the operation speed is relatively slow, and the stability is not enough. But it also presents a picture of robots in family life.
In the near future, people who don't want to do housework are saved.
Dreame: The "Wheelchair Robot" That Can Do Work
At this year's AWE, Dreame spent a large sum of money to rent Hall E7 with an area of 7,000 square meters to display all its new product categories. Besides floor cleaners, vacuum cleaners, and small home appliances, there are also aircraft, robots, cars, glasses, etc. The whole exhibition hall was crowded with audiences.
Dreame also exhibited a "wheelchair robot". The on - site staff told us that relying on four wheels, this robot can move from the bedroom to the balcony stably and quickly. The elderly at home can also use it as a wheelchair.
There is also a pair of multi - functional bionic mechanical hands on this wheelchair robot. In the future, it can also operate floor cleaners, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and dryers. The on - site staff said that Dreame's large embodied intelligent model has accumulated capabilities such as path planning and environmental perception, and can support voice command understanding, visual navigation, and obstacle avoidance.
△Dreame's "Wheelchair Robot", Photo Source: Taken by "Intelligent Emergence"
To address the pain point that vacuum cleaners cannot clean corners, Dreame has also installed a mechanical arm and a cleaning disc on its vacuum cleaner.
At the scene, the Dreame X60 Pro Disc Edition moved to the side of the chair, extended the mechanical arm with a mop disc, and cleaned the stains under the chair.
△Dreame X60 Pro Disc Edition
Ecovacs: The Robot Loads Crayfish, and the Digital Doppelgänger Arrives
Ecovacs named its brand - new home service butler robot "Bajie", which is also the only robot connected to OpenClaw at AWE.
The on - site staff said that the design concept of "Bajie" is to upgrade the robot from "a device at home" to "a user's doppelgänger when the person is away".
△Bajie Robot Connected to Crayfish, Photo Source: Taken by "Intelligent Emergence"
Imagine that when you are working in the office, you can send a message to the robot on Feishu and ask "Bajie" to help you organize the desktop at home, put away toys, fetch things, tidy up messy shoes, or put clothes into the washing machine, etc.
△Bajie Helps to Put Away Shoes, Photo Source: Taken by "Intelligent Emergence"
At the scene, "Bajie" demonstrated the scenario of shoe storage. However, its storage speed is relatively slow, not as fast as doing it yourself. After connecting to OpenClaw, there were also unstable situations, and multiple instructions were needed for prompts.
However, the Ecovacs staff said that the "Bajie" robot has the learning ability of long - term memory. In the future, there is no need to repeat the teaching every time it does work, and it will become smarter with use.
Haier: The Robot Reminds You to Take Medicine
Haier exhibited a family companion robot in the shape of a penguin this time.
This robot can accurately identify whether the elderly at home have fallen and notify their children remotely. In addition, it can also remind the elderly to take medicine on time, chat with them, and help them plan their schedules, etc.
△Haier's Companion Robot, Photo Source: Taken by "Intelligent Emergence"
Haier also exhibited another form of cleaning robot.
Based on dirt perception and three - dimensional semantic perception, the robot can use the vacuum cleaner on it to help with cleaning, solving the pain points of secondary pollution and the need for manual cleaning of traditional cleaning robots. In addition, there is also a gripper on the robot, which can help pick up garbage, etc.
△Haier's Cleaning Robot, Photo Source: Taken by "Intelligent Emergence"
TCL: When the Companion Robot Can Be Split and Dressed
TCL exhibited the split - type AI robot AiMe this time. Its cute appearance attracted many female audiences to take photos and check - in at the scene.
The biggest difference between AiMe and other companion robots is the split - type design, which consists of three parts: an interactive device that can be worn on the body (Mini Core companion), the upper body of the robot, and the charging dock.
When you are in other rooms, you can use voice to call AiMe on the Mini Core, and it will automatically return to you according to the signal positioning. Through this interactive device, you can also check the situation of your home from the robot's perspective at any time.
△AiMe Robot, Photo Source: Taken by "Intelligent Emergence"
Of course, AiMe also has the most basic emotional value function, such as telling stories and chatting with children at home to relieve boredom. In addition, it can also change its appearance according to your preferences.
Aime
Hisense: Get You a Bottle of Ice - Cold Cola While You're Watching the Ball Game
Hisense launched three robots at once, and the most interesting one is their butler robot Savvy.
The design of the wheeled chassis allows the robot to move flexibly at home. According to the Hisense staff, the underlying system of the robot has been connected to home appliances, and Savvy can realize intelligent linkage control of Hisense refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, TVs and other home appliances.
In the future, Savvy can help throw dirty clothes into the washing machine and start the washing machine to do the laundry.
Or, when it recognizes that you are watching the World Cup, it can help turn the air - conditioner to a comfortable 25°C and open the refrigerator to get you a bottle of cola, etc.
△Savvy Helps to Turn on the Air - Conditioner and Get a Cola
MOVA: The Robot Flies to the Second Floor to Sweep the Floor
If your home has multiple floors and you don't want to place a vacuum cleaner on each floor, then MOVA's flying vacuum cleaner will solve this pain point.
In their dynamic demonstration area, the MOVA Pilot 70 slowly flew up and started sweeping the floor on the second floor within ten seconds. The staff said that this robot is equipped with a nine - layer protection system to ensure accurate obstacle avoidance during flight.
△MOVA Pilot 70 in Flight, Photo Source: Taken by "Intelligent Emergence"
Lexiang Technology: The Home Robot That Can Charge Itself
Lexiang Technology's M1 robot is different from other robots targeting the home scenario. It is only 50 cm tall and has the function of automatically getting on and off the balance bike.
According to the on - site demonstration, by recognizing the QR code on the balance bike, the M1 robot can adjust its posture independently, accurately dock and position, and automatically fasten its legs to complete power supply, and move silently and efficiently. It is reported that this robot solves the pain point of noise interference when the robot walks at night at home.
In the future, this robot will have functions such as mobile patrol and fall monitoring, realizing elderly companion care and pet companion recording.
△Lexiang Technology M1 Robot
Tesla: The Debut of Optimus V3 in the Showcase
Tesla showed off the third - generation robot Optimus V3 that will be released in the first quarter. However, perhaps because this robot has not been officially released, it was locked in the showcase, with no display or interaction, so the number of onlookers was not more than that of other robots.
△The Upcoming Optimus V3, Photo Source: Taken by "Intelligent Emergence"
However, Tesla put up a sign beside it, indicating that this is Tesla's first robot to be mass - produced on a large scale. "It is expected to start production in 2026, and the long - term plan is an annual production capacity of 1 million units."
It is reported that relying on the visual neural network, this robot will learn human actions through video by itself, and many technologies on Tesla's electric vehicles (battery, electric drive, AI computer) can be applied to the robot.
Tesla said that in the future, this robot can not only work in the factory but also help take care of children at home.
△Tesla Robot Poster, Photo Source: Taken by "Intelligent Emergence"
Tashizhihang: The Robot That Has Completed More Than a Hundred Precise Wiring Harness Tasks
While other robots are targeting the home market, Tashizhihang's A1 robot demonstrated factory operations.
In a continuous operation of up to 60 minutes, the A1 robot completed more than a hundred complete tasks of flexible wiring harness precision assembly, successfully breaking the Guinness World Record.
