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Wency Chen

Chinese household appliances maker Dreame Technology unveiled more than 20 new artificial intelligence-embedded products at this year’s CES trade show in Las Vegas, showing a glimpse of the future when smart devices would run almost all chores in a house.
Those formed part of more than 150 products that Dreame, one of the world’s top five vendors of robot vacuum cleaners, exhibited at the four-day trade show that concludes this Friday.
Dreame’s new “AI-powered whole-home smart ecosystem” included a refrigerator with a built-in sparkling water system, night-vision security cameras, a hair dryer that analysed the health of a person’s scalp, a robot vacuum cleaner that can climb stairs, smart rings and action cameras. The firm also exhibited a bright-green concept electric supercar resembling a Bugatti.
“We want to improve everyday life for users through leading technologies,” Dreame global president Chang Xinwei told the Post on the sidelines of CES.
Chang said many of the company’s core technologies were “highly reusable” across different product lines. He pointed out that recent advances in large language models and physical AI – an area in which Dreame had a dedicated team – helped accelerate innovation at the company.

Based in Suzhou, the most populous city in eastern Jiangsu province, Dreame’s major exhibition at CES underscored its robust business growth in 2025, as Chinese robot vacuum cleaner makers continued to dominate the global market.
According to data from research firm IDC, robot vacuum cleaner makers Roborock, Ecovacs, Dreame, Xiaomi and Narwal accounted for nearly 70 per cent of worldwide shipments in the first three quarters of 2025.
Dreame had recorded compound annual growth of more than 100 per cent for six consecutive years, with overseas markets accounting for about 80 per cent of revenue, according to the company.

Founded in 2017 by CEO Yu Hao – a graduate of Tsinghua University’s School of Aerospace Engineering – Dreame initially operated as an original equipment manufacturer that supplied home appliances to Xiaomi before gradually establishing its own brand.
Chang said Dreame had established plants in Malaysia, Vietnam and Turkey. The company planned to set up new factories in Singapore, Germany and the US.
Dreame was also stepping up efforts to comply with data regulations and sought early engagement with various governments overseas to address compliance issues, according to Chang.
Best known for smart cleaning devices, Dreame has in recent years pushed rapidly into new product lines, including smartphones, action cameras and drones.

Chang attributed that expansion to an internal incubation model.
A breakdown of Dreame’s business showed it catered to various usage scenarios such as cleaning, living rooms, personal care and outdoor. The company further subdivided those areas into product lines, which was currently at 64.
Those were organised into semi-independent business units, some of which run under different brand names, which raised capital from external investors.
That structure, according to Chang, enabled the company to scale headcount rapidly, which had doubled every year to reach about 18,000 employees at present, without conducting major organisational overhauls.

Chang said new units had been added in parallel with existing ones. He pointed out that technologies were shared transparently across business units, which allowed teams to flexibly draw on developments made elsewhere within the group.
“Ultimately, everything moves towards building an ecosystem,” Chang said, adding that this was why Dreame described its strategy as “open-ended”.
On new product development, Chang said Dreame filtered clues through multiple layers to identify genuine user demand, moving from early signals to research and development. Still, Dreame prioritised established product categories, where the company believed it could deliver a clear edge in the market.
Dreame’s ambition was to become a “world-class technology company”, Chang said. That meant the company needed to be more assertive and take risks.


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Chinese robot vacuum maker Dreame bets on AI-driven appliances to run household chores

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