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Chinese service robots draw spotlight at IFA 2026 with laundry, climbing and gardening capabilities

2026-09-07 Category: Briefs Comments(0)

Chinese companies showcased a range of service robots at the IFA 2026 consumer electronics fair in Berlin, drawing attention as the integration of artificial intelligence with multiple technologies enables robots to penetrate deeper into daily life and diverse application scenarios, with wheeled service robots capable of recognising, sorting, washing and folding garments, a climbing cleaning robot using bionic tracks and 3D perception to navigate between floors, and a lawn-mowing robot equipped with a robotic arm for clearing obstacles, picking fruit and watering plants – illustrating how Chinese manufacturers are expanding robotic functionality beyond single-purpose automation toward multi-task household and commercial environments.

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