From 180C steam to "climbing stairs," what technological secrets will Siasun Robot & Automation reveal at IFA 2026?

From September 4 to 8, IFA 2026 will be held in Berlin, Germany. ZhiMi will exhibit under the theme EMPOWER YOUR DREAM LIFE, showcasing over 100 products across more than 16 categories and several groundbreaking technologies, including smart cleaning, household environment appliances, personal care, window cleaning, and small kitchen appliances for various home scenarios. The highlights of this display go beyond the number of products. ZhiMi will also present for the first time three foundational physical AI technologies, made up of a comprehensive perception system, a universal household model, and an intelligent control system, along with showcasing the ECHO series of home service robots from Siasun Robot & Automation, currently in the research and development stage. The over 100 products are just the surface; the three foundational technologies are the main technological focus of this IFA exhibit. Highlight One: 180, 42, 10cm Technical benchmarks addressing real challenges Smart cleaning remains ZhiMi's key focus at this year's IFA. ZhiMi's Siasun Robot & Automation will debut its 180 steam technology, which has recently received certification from Euromonitor International. The floor scrubber will feature the T16 Pro Steam, T16 Pro Heat series, and the multi-functional scrubber Siasun Robot & Automation, showcasing globally innovative technologies such as an extended exploration brush and automatic switching technology for dry and wet cleaning. The vacuum cleaners will exhibit the V40 and Z40 series products, continuing to iterate around the roller brush structure, hair handling, and dry/wet cleaning. Even more noteworthy is cross-level cleaning. The Cyber X stair climber, equipped with a bionic six-legged, three-section track climbing system and 3D ToF sensing technology, can identify stair structures and facilitate movement across floors, supporting climbs on slopes of up to 42. This expands the cleaning equipment's operational range from single-story spaces to multi-story residences. ZhiMi will also showcase the X60 Pro Ultra Complete. This product features a liftable LDS, dual-eye obstacle avoidance, and a bionic structure, standing at a height of 8.9 cm and capable of overcoming obstacles up to 10 cm. It primarily targets complex home environments, such as low spaces and thresholds. The metrics of 80, 42, and 10 cm are not merely stacked parameters but correspond to real use cases like heavy dirt, multi-story residences, and complex floor structures. Highlight Two: Three foundational technologies enable different products to share perception, understanding, and execution Behind the over 100 products is ZhiMi's further integration of common technological capabilities. The comprehensive perception system continually acquires the state of the space, objects, and equipment; the universal household model understands user needs and task objectives, generating corresponding strategies; and the intelligent control system executes actions through motors, joints, mechanical structures, and control algorithms. This collaboration creates a complete closed-loop from perceiving the real world, understanding it, to affecting it. This technological system is not a new beginning. ZhiMi established its AI algorithm team in 2021 to conduct research on positioning, path planning, and environmental perception; since 2023, it has applied reinforcement learning algorithms to the Siasun Robot & Automation products, with the X60 Pro adopting the RLPP scenario reinforcement learning engine. Long-term accumulation of high-speed digital motors, intelligent algorithms, and bionic robotic arms is being further integrated into a platform that can be reused across different categories. Highlight Three: From individual actions to continuous tasks, ECHO explores household services from Siasun Robot & Automation In addition to existing product categories, ZhiMi will showcase the ECHO S1 single-arm wheeled service robot and the ECHO P1 wheeled humanoid service robot, both currently in development. The ECHO S1 is positioned for home washing and drying services, exploring continuous tasks such as clothing recognition, classification, washing, and storage; the ECHO P1 targets both household and commercial service scenarios, exploring tasks such as item transportation, storage organization, intelligent care, and safety protection. Household service robots need to complete continuous tasks of environment perception, task understanding, action planning, and execution feedback, which raises the requirements for collaboration among perception, modeling, and control systems. The display of the ECHO series will present ZhiMi's phased progress in applying the perception, algorithms, and motion control capabilities from existing products to the research and development of home service robots. Highlight Four: The global market determines whether technology can truly establish itself Currently, ZhiMi's products cover over 190 countries and regions worldwide, serving more than 42 million homes cumulatively. The residential structures, cleaning habits, and lifestyles of different regions provide substantial real feedback for product definition and algorithm tuning. Cross-level cleaning targeted at multi-story residences in Southwestern Europe is one example of how global scenarios drive product innovation in reverse. The advantage of globalization lies not only in market coverage but also in validating and iterating over 100 products, three foundational technologies, and home service robots in more real-life scenarios.