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At AWE 2026 in Shanghai, Dreame, Ecovacs, Haier, and TCL showcased next-gen home robots with robotic arms, elder care features, and AI-powered household assistance.
2026/03/26
The Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE) 2026, held March 12-15 in Shanghai, shifted its focus from traditional appliances to embodied intelligence and household robots. Major brands demonstrated robots capable of home patrol, elder care, basic housework, and even cooking.
While many of the showcased robots remain prototypes with limited real-world stability, the demonstrations offered a preview of what robot-assisted home life could look like in the near future. [Source 1]
Dreame used a 7,000-square-meter hall to showcase an expanded lineup including floor washers, robot vacuums, aircraft, robots, cars, and smart glasses. The standout was a wheelchair robot with bionic robotic hands that can operate appliances like floor washers and washing machines.
Dreame also debuted the X60 Pro, which features a robotic arm fitted with a mop disc designed to clean corners and areas under furniture that traditional robot vacuums cannot reach. The robot arm extends and cleans stains underneath chairs and other obstacles. [Source 1]
Ecovacs unveiled Bajie, a household service robot designed to act as the user's avatar when away from home. Users can send Bajie tasks through messaging apps, asking it to tidy tables, put away toys, fetch items, arrange shoes, or place clothes in the washing machine.
Connected to OpenClaw, Bajie showed some instability during demos but Ecovacs says it has long-term memory learning capabilities that should improve performance over time with continued use. [Source 1]
Haier displayed a penguin-shaped home companion robot that can detect falls, remotely alert family members, remind seniors to take medicine, and help plan daily routines. Haier also presented a cleaning robot with dirt detection and 3D semantic perception, equipped with a gripper that can pick up trash.
TCL unveiled its AiMe modular companion robot with interchangeable looks, consisting of a wearable Mini Core, the robot's upper body, and a charging dock. Users can call AiMe by voice through the Mini Core from another room. [Source 1]