Entering the Era of Embodied Intelligence: Ecovacs' Full-Scenario Service Robot Debut at AWE2026

On March 12, 2026, the China Home Appliances and Consumer Electronics Expo (AWE 2026) grandly opened at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. As a global leader in the service robot industry, ECOVACS Robotics has fully entered the “Embodied Intelligence Era” and is showcasing a full range of household service robots for the first time. Standing at a new starting point of technological evolution, ECOVACS not only demonstrated the full scene coverage of service robots evolving from “tools” to “butlers” and then to “companions,” but also showcased a series of cutting-edge innovative new products that embody the brand’s new philosophy of “Creating the Impossible,” announcing that a new era of commercialized embodied intelligence has arrived.

From the full scene matrix, see the landing results of the Year of Embodied Intelligence

The core of embodied intelligence is enabling AI to have a physical form, allowing it to perceive the complex real world and interact with humans and biological entities accurately. At the heart of ECOVACS’ booth, the core embodied intelligence demonstration area clearly outlines the evolution path of service robots from “tools” to “butlers” and then to “companions.”**

Among them, the most strategically significant is the first butler robot equipped with OpenClaw, “Eight Realm.” As the optimal solution for the commercialization of AI embodied robots, “Eight Realm” marks the first step of embodied robots entering homes, successfully filling the gap in “three-dimensional organization” that traditional service robots had not truly addressed. In daily applications, Eight Realm can autonomously identify and store scattered clutter, and according to household members’ living habits, complete space zoning and precise placement of items.

What’s more groundbreaking is that, combined with lobster OpenClaw and other intelligent agent frameworks, “Eight Realm” has completely bid farewell to the traditional command mode of “repeated training.” The birth of this “new species of embodied intelligence” signifies that traditional service robots relying on preset rules are beginning to evolve into continuously learning systems within real homes, with users cultivating their own butler robots. With the help of lobster OpenClaw’s intelligent agent, Eight Realm will rapidly acquire skills, understand the world, and continuously push the boundaries of household service robot capabilities. Whether it’s proactive storage based on long-term memory or acting as a “home avatar” to remotely respond to errands, “Eight Realm” signifies ECOVACS’ effort to truly delegate the most trivial and time-consuming household chores to robots, making them the “butler that understands this home more and more”.

Meanwhile, ECOVACS’ first AI bionic companion robot, “Mao Tuan Er,” redefines the robot’s companionship attribute. Based on a Maltese dog prototype, it integrates multimodal perception and pet-like behavior technology, with five personality tones and delicate emotional expressions, achieving a qualitative leap from robot to “emotional companion.”

In addition, ECOVACS continues to maintain dominance in mature markets. The powerful new products such as Deebot X12, T90 PRO, mini2, and the world’s first all-in-one window cleaning robot, Window Wiper W3, fully demonstrate ECOVACS’ strength in indoor cleaning; the popular overseas lawn-mowing robot GOAT series and pool robots expand the service ecosystem to outdoor environments. From ground to facade, indoor to outdoor, cleaning to companionship—this multi-category, full-scene product layout is strong evidence of ECOVACS’ accelerated landing of embodied intelligence technology.

Strengthening the full-stack “Capability Stack” to transform technology into industry differentiation

Behind leading the Year of Embodied Intelligence is the support of top-tier hardware craftsmanship and a fully self-developed technological foundation. ECOVACS’ confidence stems from its deep cultivation in the cleaning robot field, accumulated over years of modern manufacturing DNA. From independent R&D and production of core components, to software and AI algorithm iterations, to profound insights into global consumer scenarios and worldwide delivery capabilities, ECOVACS has built a solid underlying “capability stack.”

Looking toward the embodied intelligence era, ECOVACS actively expands external ecosystems by investing in cutting-edge companies like “Wuding” and “Qingtu AI,” fostering new productive forces; meanwhile, it upgrades its existing capability stack to connect AI capabilities with real consumer scenarios and underlying manufacturing, defining truly market-expected embodied intelligence products.

In ECOVACS’ view, true technological leadership lies in transforming cutting-edge technology into practical solutions that enhance user experience. This is also the core path for ECOVACS to break industry homogeneity. Take its pioneering drum-based water washing technology as an example: this technology not only drives overall industry chain upgrades but also has achieved over 1.6 million units sold worldwide, opening a high-value development path beyond mere “price wars.”

Market data is the best endorsement of technological transformation. At this AWE, authoritative research firm AVC and IDC awarded ECOVACS multiple major certifications. Data clearly confirms its market leadership: ECOVACS has ranked first in China’s robotic vacuum cleaner market for 11 consecutive years, first in China’s water-based drum vacuum cleaners, first in window cleaning robots for 5 consecutive years, and first in the global window cleaning robot market for 3 years. These outstanding achievements are recognition from tens of millions of families worldwide of ECOVACS’ product strength and a true reflection of its technological transformation capabilities.

Dual-track strategic forward-looking layout, adhering to “Creating the Impossible” to lead the future

In the vast field of embodied intelligence, whether it’s continuous evolution in specific scenarios or exploring the long-term future of universal robots, the core barrier lies in understanding real usage environments. Relying on massive home environment data and deep consumer scenario insights, ECOVACS can accurately convert complex physical worlds into machine-readable feature data. This not only provides clear guidance for productization of embodied intelligence but also sets explicit standards for underlying technological evolution.

Strategically, ECOVACS remains pragmatic and responsible. In the market, traditional cleaning robots still have huge growth potential. ECOVACS continues to promote practical technologies like “fast charging” and “drum water washing,” leading the deep integration of vacuum and window cleaning robots with modern home design, truly freeing users’ hands and fulfilling its social responsibility as an industry leader; on the corporate side, ECOVACS adheres to long-term management, occupying market share with high-quality products favored by consumers, contributing profits for the company, and ensuring long-term healthy development, while also providing a solid foundation for long-term R&D in embodied intelligence.

Whether breaking through the internal competition in technology transformation or implementing a pragmatic dual-track strategic layout, the underlying principle is always ECOVACS’ new brand philosophy—“ECOVACS, Created for Ease.” This philosophy not only conveys ECOVACS’ vision of using robots to eliminate trivialities and hassles in life, restoring ease to daily life; it also demonstrates the industry leader’s responsibility: always driven by fearless innovation, scientifically breaking down problems, and creating a world where nothing is difficult.

At AWE 2026, ECOVACS’ full-scene service robot matrix is not only a comprehensive display of technology but also a practice of the “Created for Ease” brand philosophy.

Standing at the new starting point of the Embodied Intelligence Year, ECOVACS will continue to promote embodied intelligence and full-scene product layouts, uphold the “Created for Ease” philosophy, and always drive technological innovation and user needs. With fully self-developed technology, it will safeguard intelligent life across all scenes, leading the global service robot industry toward higher dimensions. In the future, robots will no longer be just tools but trusted companions in every home.