Take a 20,000-step stroll through the Chinese version of CES: AI-powered lobster farming and humanoid robots are a hit, and get hands-on with Dreame's phone.

According to a live report from Shanghai by ZDONGXI on March 12th, this morning, the 2026 China Appliance & Electronics Expo (AWE2026) officially opened. This is another top - tier exhibition in the global consumer electronics field following MWC.

At the exhibition, we saw that home appliance giants such as Haier, Hisense, TCL, Gree, Skyworth, and Changhong were all present. Tech giants both at home and abroad, including Huawei, Tesla, and BYD, also became the focus of the exhibition.

The currently highly - discussed Dreame directly rented an entire Hall E7. It boldly presented the "Dreame Universe" inside the hall. The mobile phone, autonomous driving, and general - purpose robot chips it released just yesterday were all on display at the scene.

Hall E7 - Dreame Pavilion

According to the on - site staff, the starting price of the standard version of the Dreame AURORA series flagship is $999 (approximately 6,870 yuan). The highest price of the customized version exceeds 100,000 yuan.

The Dreame mobile phone has generated high discussion. ZDONGXI had a hands - on experience at the scene, and the detachable lens version was quite eye - catching.

Meanwhile, the "internet celebrity" in the field of humanoid robots, Unitree Robotics, also set up a "ring" in the exhibition area and staged a robot boxing match. However, overall, various robots did not become the popular stars at this AWE.

Unitree Robots

Technological innovation, AI, and smart home enterprises such as Insta360, Ninebot, AfterShokz, Ecovacs, Roborock, MOVA, Tineco, iRobot, Magic Atom, and Ezviz all brought their latest flagship products. Many celebrities came to the scene to cheer, causing waves of excitement among the audiences.

Kitchen appliance and small home appliance brands such as Fotile, Robam, Vatti, Joyoung, Supor, and Westinghouse also presented many new solutions and products deeply integrated with AI.

It is worth mentioning that SenseTime in the AI circle launched an integrated intelligent agent delivery solution based on the OpenClaw ecosystem at AWE, attracting many audiences to stop and watch.

It is understood that a total of more than 1,200 companies participated in this AWE2026, and the exhibition area exceeded 170,000 square meters. It covered everything from underlying chips, AI algorithms, and AI models to terminals such as mobile phones, cars, robots, and home appliances. According to the official information of AWE, there were more than a hundred new products making their global debut during this exhibition.

Today, ZDONGXI came to the AWE site and visited 13 large exhibition halls. We found that with the rapid development of AI technology today, there are still many highlights worthy of attention in the industrial implementation level.

01. The Army of AI Home Appliances Sweeps the Whole Exhibition, and AI Shines Both in the Living Room and the Kitchen

This year, the exhibition themes of many manufacturers are closely related to AI, and AI - related exhibits are everywhere.

For example, Haier displayed many product suites closely integrated with AI, including a lot of AI black technology. We saw that many of Haier's smart home appliances can achieve the ability of "active prediction" rather than the past "passive execution".

It is understood that Haier's world - first L4 - level smart home appliance Seeker suite was displayed offline for the first time.

Huawei still emphasized the keywords of full - scenario, HarmonyOS ecosystem, and intelligence. Its exhibition area was more than 3,200 square meters.

From smartphones, smart cars, smart wearables to smart home appliances, Huawei's products attracted many overseas exhibitors to stop and watch.

Hisense also took "AI technology" as the main line this time, and its exhibition scale reached the "half - hall" level.

In the Hisense exhibition area, we saw that it mainly displayed the flagship RGB - Mini LED TV, which is also one of the cutting - edge innovations in the current display technology field.

The TCL Group, with a wide business layout, displayed products and solutions from several core business segments, including terminals, semiconductor displays, and new energy photovoltaic.

Its SQD - Mini LED large - screen TV was quite eye - catching at the scene. It has been upgraded in many aspects such as brightness, color, and AI image quality processing.

In terms of home appliances, TCL presented AI air conditioners, AI refrigerators, and AI washing machines. AI can sense your sleep state and intelligently adjust the air - conditioner temperature, allowing us to sleep more soundly.

Thunderbird Innovation under TCL brought AR/AI glasses. Of course, these are all mature products that have been released.

Changhong also exhibited AI TVs, AI air conditioners, and AI refrigerators, joining the army of AI home appliances. Skyworth also widely applied AI technology in fields such as display, whole - house intelligence, and green energy.

Gree uses AI for dynamic energy - saving in air - conditioner products, uses AI for food ingredient recognition in refrigerators, and its Star Chef steam - roasting multi - function machine uses AI to analyze "taste" to assist cooking.

Fotile, as a representative kitchen appliance brand, displayed the first kitchen cooking robot. Robam positioned itself as "your AI cooking partner".

MOVA directly carried out displays in two halls simultaneously, namely the "Infinite Wisdom Life Hall" and the "Immersive Hardcore Experience Hall". It not only showed the cleaning products it is known for but also many ecological products.

Many overseas manufacturers also emphasized AI. For example, LG displayed many applications of AI in smart home scenarios. The biggest upgrade of its flagship OLED TV G6 series is the third - generation α11 AI processor.

Many of Siemens' home appliances have emphasized the AI - enhanced interaction experience.

02. The Dreame Universe Product Family Makes Its Debut, and the 100,000 - yuan "Artistic" Mobile Phone Goes Viral

In previous years, it was Haier that rented an entire hall. This year, there is an additional one, Dreame. One is the industry leader, and the other is a new cross - border player.

Dreame became the first manufacturer in the cleaning field to rent an independent full - hall at AWE. However, what made Dreame most popular this time was neither the exhibition area nor the cars but the mobile phone. The Dreame AURORA mobile phone was displayed offline with real devices for the first time.