{"id":1895935,"date":"2026-04-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1895935"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:00:00","slug":"first-vacuums-then-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1895935","title":{"rendered":"First vacuums \u2014 then the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"content\"><\/p>\n<div class>\n<article>\n<div class=\"duet--article--lede duet--page-layout--feature-article\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--special-feature-lede _3zbl0r0\">\n<div class=\"_3zbl0r1\">\n<div class=\"_3zbl0r8\">\n<div class=\"bu4cqq7 bu4cqq4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqp6\">\n<div class=\"_3zbl0r2 _1ymtmqp3\">\n<div class=\"bu4cqq0 _3zbl0r6\">\n<div class=\"_3zbl0r7 bu4cqq1\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j0\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j2 _1ibjt4j1 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1b9pgly0\">\n<div class=\"_1b9pgly1 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She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for <em>Wirecutter<\/em>, <em>Wired<\/em>, <em>Dwell<\/em>, <em>BBC<\/em>, and <em>US News<\/em>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1gmcxs27 _1gmcxs26\"><span class=\"_13g9mks17\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--share-buttons a8vjfv0\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"a8vjfvo\"><button aria-label=\"Copy link\" class=\"a8vjfv5 a8vjfv1\"><title>Link<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Share article\" class=\"a8vjfv5 a8vjfv1\"><title>Share<\/title><\/button><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Gift this article\" class=\"a8vjfv5 a8vjfv1\"><title>Gift<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"_13g9mks23 _1ymtmqpr _13g9mks17\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body-container _1t5ltw90 _1ymtmqp5\">\n<div class=\"_1t5ltw91\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body _9f4de40 _9f4de41\">\n<div id=\"zephr-anchor\" class>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy2 _17nnmdy0 _17nnmdy7 _17nnmdy5 _1xwtict1 _17nnmdyb\">Many startups spend years trying to become a household name. Others just spend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalbankingandfinance.com\/chinese-vacuum-maker-dreame-pushes-planned-ev-super-bowl-ad\/\">$10 million on a Super Bowl ad<\/a>. That\u2019s Dreame\u2019s bet. The little-known Chinese robot vacuum company has grand ambitions to become a global consumer electronics giant and chose to run a pricey 30-second spot as its opening move. If it works, the ad may be remembered as the beginning of the rise of the next global tech powerhouse. If it doesn\u2019t? Well, let\u2019s just say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/10\/22\/21528404\/quibi-shut-down-cost-subscribers-content-tv-movies-katzenberg-whitman-tiktok-netflix\">Quibi<\/a> ran a Super Bowl ad, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj2 _1o279nj0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-pullquote qnnwq0\">\n<div class=\"qnnwq1\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup qnnwq2 _1xwtict9\">Dreame\u2019s CEO wants to be the Chinese Elon Musk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Dreame \u2014 pronounced <em>dreamy<\/em> \u2014 used its half-minute of exposure to promise a dizzying product evolution: from robot vacuums and lawnmowers to hypercars, humanoids, and even into outer space. <em>Transformers<\/em>-style robots took each product to the next level, hinting at a far bigger future than sweeping floors. \u201cThis commercial isn\u2019t just about visibility; it\u2019s a statement of commitment,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreametech.com%2Fblogs%2Fnews%2Fdreame-big-game-day-commercial-2026\" rel=\"sponsored\">said Dreame\u2019s North American CEO<\/a>, Ana Wang.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj3 _1o279nj0 _1o279nj4 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning ucljxw0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image kqz8fh0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjkxNTA0NQ==\"><a class=\"kqz8fh1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Vrg_illo_janet_mac_dreame_vacuum_money.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1360\" data-pswp-width=\"2040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Vrg_illo_janet_mac_dreame_vacuum_money.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: Janet Mac \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The Super Bowl debut followed a big splash at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/836627\/ces-2026-news-gadgets-announcements\">this year\u2019s CES<\/a>, where the robotic cleaning company occupied two giant booths packed with examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dreame-wraps-up-a-successful-ces-showcase-sweeping-over-50-awards-and-debuting-its-visionary-whole-home-smart-ecosystem-302661394.html\">its expanding ecosystem<\/a>. Alongside robotic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/all-dreams-in-one-dreame-at-ces-2026-dreame-technology-unveils-x60-ultra-series-alongside-industry-first-innovations-to-redefine-smart-cleaning-302654403.html\">vacuums<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dreame-launches-ultimate-roboticmower-at-ces-2026-all-terrain-wire-free-with-built-in-security-302655067.html\">lawnmowers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/yardcare.dreametech.com\/products\/z1-pro-pool-cleaner?utm_source=gg&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=bv_gg_z1pro_cpc_pmax_im_kv_0314&amp;utm_term=pmax&amp;utm_content=z1pro_kv_0314&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23646600711&amp;gbraid=0AAAAA99mnN1ri26bQMLnSWw1E0sseALb2&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw1ZjOBhCmARIsADDuFTD__6Tvqa4HT7qe3CT8DL_j4J6MS7yT60xD-cQ6QBHcJ78PujxLbsgaAohkEALw_wcB\">pool cleaners<\/a>, the company showed off <a href=\"https:\/\/carnewschina.com\/2026\/01\/06\/dreame-sports-car-debuted-in-las-vegas-with-1876-hp-and-four-e-motors\/\">a luxury hypercar<\/a> designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-10-21\/newcomers-shrug-off-china-s-ev-headwinds-with-bets-on-niche-cars?embedded-checkout=true\">rival Bugatti<\/a>, household appliances laden with robotics and AI, and entries into dozens of consumer electronics spaces \u2014 from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.prnasia.com\/releases\/apac\/dreame-debuts-aurora-smartphones-at-awe-2026-with-modular-camera-system-and-luxury-lineup-525095.shtml\">smartphones<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/smarter-home-security-for-everyone-dreame-launches-two-new-smart-locks-for-the-us-market-302742636.html\">smart locks<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dreame-unveils-beyond-smart-home-ecosystem-in-silicon-valley-showcasing-a-future-of-robotic-autonomy-and-ai-powered-living-302670644.html#:~:text=Cinematic%20Immersion%20at%20Home%3A%20The%20Aura%20Mini%20LED%20Premium%20TV%20Series\">televisions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2026\/01\/29\/3228978\/0\/en\/Dreame-Unveils-FizzFresh-Refrigerator-in-Silicon-Valley-Showcasing-Breakthrough-Innovation-to-Enter-North-America-s-Premium-Market.html\">smart refrigerators<\/a>. Its stated aim? To create a \u201cpeople-home-car\u201d ecosystem. Whatever that means.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj3 _1o279nj0 _1o279nj4 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\"><em>Dreame\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUhfVYnDguJ\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&amp;iframely=eyJfc2hvd2NhcHRpb24iOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\">2026 Super Bowl ad<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Then last month, according to reports from China, the company announced it is launching <a href=\"https:\/\/pandaily.com\/dreame-reportedly-set-to-launch-its-first-space-computing-satellite-this-week\">satellites into space<\/a>, with plans to send up 2 million more. It\u2019s also developing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sango-automation.com\/news\/magic-atom-humanoid-robot-magicbot-factory-tra-82957350.html\">humanoid robots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chinaevhome.com\/2026\/03\/12\/dreame-targets-2027-mass-production-for-solid-state-battery-exceeding-450wh-kg\/\">solid-state batteries<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.36kr.com\/en\/p\/3460728675898754\">smart telescopes<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/carnewschina.com\/2026\/02\/05\/dreame-unveils-star-motor-ev-brand-with-three-suvs-ceo-predicts-teslas-exit-in-20-years\/#:~:text=The%20newly%20introduced,Rolls%2DRoyce%20Cullinan.\">more cars<\/a> \u2014 even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202603\/15\/WS69b64cb8a310d6866eb3de10.html\">flying ones<\/a>. Plus, it plans to make its own chip to power it all with its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yicaiglobal.com\/news\/chinas-dreame-enters-semiconductor-race-with-nxmind-ai-chip-portfolio\">NXMind brand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Next week, on April 27th, it will bring its dream to America with a splashy San Francisco launch of new product lines across some highly competitive markets, all tied together by its \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreametech.com%2Fblogs%2Fnews%2Fdreame-at-ces-2026-debut-ai-powered-whole-home-smart-ecosystem\" rel=\"sponsored\">AI-powered whole-home smart ecosystem<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj3 _1o279nj0 _1o279nj4 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div>\n<section aria-label=\"carousel\" class=\"duet--article--gallery _1ymtmqpj _1etxtj10\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpx _1etxtj11\" id=\":R35ir6eqr96:\">\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/S100-TV.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"3072\" data-pswp-width=\"5478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dreame is launching into five competitive US markets this year. All the products will feature AI and work with the Dreame Home app: &lt;\/strong&gt;The Aura Mini LED premium TV series includes the QLED S100, which has an integrated soundbar system.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj15 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/S100-TV.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/FizzFresh-Refrigerator.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1080\" data-pswp-width=\"1920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The FizzFresh sparkling water refrigerator features a \u201cSparklingBar Instant Sparkling Water System\u201d integrated into the fridge\u2019s door. &lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/FizzFresh-Refrigerator.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Robot-Washing-Machine.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1920\" data-pswp-width=\"1080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The L9 washer and dryer set will launch this year and will work with Dreame\u2019s AI Laundry Care Robot, which doesn\u2018t have a release date.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Robot-Washing-Machine.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Air-Conditioner.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"2249\" data-pswp-width=\"4000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The X-Wind air conditioner features a dual-robotic-arm airflow system that Dreame says can create microclimates within a room using AI and mmWave radar to determine where people are and adjust airflow.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Air-Conditioner.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Air-Fryer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"6500\" data-pswp-width=\"4099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The Feast DS50 air fryer has two independent cooking zones that let you cook up to four dishes simultaneously. It\u2019s launching in Q2 for $229. &lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Air-Fryer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Espresso-Machine.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"2804\" data-pswp-width=\"5000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The Ecceluxe Master FCM60 is a fully automatic espresso machine. It\u2019s scheduled to launch in Q2 2026 for $799.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Espresso-Machine.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"_1etxtj1h _1etxtj1f\"><title>Previous<\/title><\/button><button class=\"_1etxtj1h _1etxtj1g _1etxtj1f\"><title>Next<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj18\">\n<ul class=\"_1etxtj19\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1b _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj1d\" style=\"height:45px\"><strong class=\"_1etxtj1e\">1<!-- -->\/<!-- -->6<\/strong><span class=\"duet--media--caption inline _1etxtj1k qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\"><em><strong>Dreame is launching into five competitive US markets this year. All the products will feature AI and work with the Dreame Home app: <\/strong>The Aura Mini LED premium TV series includes the QLED S100, which has an integrated soundbar system.<\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: Dreame<\/cite><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _17nnmdy6 _17nnmdy5 _1xwtict1\">Dreame\u2019s breakneck growth and ambitious expansion raise more flags than an Olympic opening ceremony. A vacuum company barely through its first decade, expanding into categories <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dreame-unveils-beyond-smart-home-ecosystem-in-silicon-valley-showcasing-a-future-of-robotic-autonomy-and-ai-powered-living-302670644.html#:~:text=Cinematic%20Immersion%20at%20Home%3A%20The%20Aura%20Mini%20LED%20Premium%20TV%20Series\">like TVs<\/a>, cars, and appliances, which require a mature corporate infrastructure, feels fragile at best. To say nothing of trying to do all of that globally. For every Samsung, which grew from trading dried fish and vegetables into a global electronics powerhouse, there are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017-07-20-leeco-jia-yueting-investigation.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFsdk1v4pbGA8hq33fVXI19pVk0y6-_cVXZyd2xXAGVgHd8UuYUpkhEhV4iH6Sn4hUH8X34DQPcLLewxOrHQWWqZS7fy-97FihHVZBC-PmvbyDT-7XvQysGqDjX3UDoTDRlj5I2HiV5QOKhOR29CGKx0yBT8njIELIS8z-8bXhf1\">LeEcos<\/a>, which burn through their reckless ambition in a fireball of publicity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj2 _1o279nj0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpl\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning ucljxw0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image kqz8fh0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.666667\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjkxNDI3Mg==\"><a class=\"kqz8fh1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Yu-Hao-1.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"480\" data-pswp-width=\"800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dreame\u2019s CEO and founder, Yu Hao.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Yu-Hao-1.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\"><em>Dreame\u2019s CEO and founder, Yu Hao.<\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: Dreame<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">At the center of Dreame\u2019s efforts is its young, charismatic founder and CEO, Yu Hao, who is betting that scale, speed, and (of course) AI can make the dream a reality. He\u2019ll be in San Francisco at the launch, which is called \u201cDreame Next 2026\u201d and will be a \u201cfour-day immersive experience,\u201d according to a press release from the company. Dreame\u2019s PR manager, Sam Tong, told me in an interview that they expect over 10,000 attendees, and that the event will feature product launches, exhibitions, and a keynote by Yu Hao. This is his moment to try to sell America on his vision of a Chinese technology company running every facet of your digital home life. It won\u2019t be easy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\u201cHis idol is Elon Musk,\u201d Tong said. \u201cChinese media say he wants to be the Chinese version of Elon Musk.\u201d When I asked about the enormous, seemingly impossible scale of his vision, she said, \u201cWe have the conditions, we have the funds, we have the technology, and he has the dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _17nnmdy6 _17nnmdy5 _1xwtict1\">So, where exactly did this upstart floor cleaning company come from?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The Dreame dream began in 2009, when Yu started the Sky Workshop, a student-run aerospace makerspace at <a href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/en\/item\/Yu%20Hao\/941229\">Tsinghua University<\/a>. The project attracted <a href=\"https:\/\/global.dreametech.com\/pages\/brand-story?srsltid=AfmBOoovhlk7gKC3_GVUB57mOoRHmPFSqGeGa-xbMx3BDKfDH3iuMLEp#:~:text=At%20the%20age%20of%2012%2C%20he%20invented%20the%20%E2%80%9Cdouble%20control%20circuit%E2%80%9D%2C%20where%20his%20dream%20of%20technology%20originated.%20In%202009%2C%20Yuhao%20launched%20a%20space%20research%20project%20called%20%E2%80%9CSky%20Workshop%E2%80%9D%20at%20Tsinghua%20University%2C%20attracting%20attention%20and%20investment%20from%20The%20Boeing%20Company.\">sponsorship from Boeing<\/a> and, combined with his studies in computational fluid mechanics, became the underpinnings of Yu\u2019s Dreame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Dreame Technology was established by Yu in 2015 in Suzhou, China, to develop high-speed digital motor technology, with the goal of dethroning Dyson in home-cleaning appliances. The company started out building products for Xiaomi, and its first launch was the Dreame \/ Xiaomi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UOrJNfExPhg\">V9 stick vacuum<\/a> at the end of 2018. A cheaper near-clone of Dyson\u2019s much-loved V8, the V9 featured a <a href=\"https:\/\/migadget.id\/en\/product\/xiaomi-dreame-v9-cordless-20000pa-suction-handheld-vacuum-cleaner\/\">100,000rpm brushless motor<\/a>, just a hair slower than Dyson\u2019s 110,000rpm. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QJP7kTZ-Lhs\">received mostly positive reviews<\/a>, largely because it was roughly half the price of Dyson\u2019s premium cordless.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">In early 2019, Dreame broke away from Xiaomi and launched its own brand of robot vacuums, quickly becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/resource-center\/blog\/global-home-cleaning-robot-market-2025\/\">a top global retailer<\/a> in the category, with particular success in <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/dreame-becomes-europes-no-1-130000737.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACArmV42dmy_cXWZzxGMks49x-gEd5yUPdfqZekfwgFo-XrFVDGyGc6Qqfc-I69780Khc5xddIEp6UmRYwc-sjDgNvtv2DbudUN2-AX83tme_GKCXkOjPM-qdjeMtJCXS4lNlAUvUg9SefiUT3Wftzvp-vhAHh7kGF4TtykSj8JV\">the European market<\/a>. It innovated rapidly and, in 2022, launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreametech.com%2Fproducts%2Fdreamebot-l10s-ultra\" rel=\"sponsored\">L10S Ultra<\/a>, among the first robot vacuum-mop combos with a multifunctional dock that could empty the robot\u2019s bin, fill its water tanks, and wash its mops \u2014 now a staple in the category. More recently, it introduced the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/9\/7\/24238180\/dreames-concept-robovac-can-climb-small-steps\">vacuum that could climb small steps<\/a>, debuted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2025\/1\/8\/24338956\/dreame-robot-vacuum-legs-arm-tools\">robot vacuum with a mechanical arm<\/a> (although its competitor Roborock has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/reviews\/669555\/roborock-saros-z70-robot-vacuum-review\">actually shipped its<\/a>), and developed a robot with track wheels that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DOMDGCDkV5c\/\">can carry a vacuum up flights of stairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">On top of all this, in 2023, Dreame launched a sub-brand, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mova.tech\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23641438790&amp;gbraid=0AAAABCkYOwKuwLCA64gpL1jjRfmygL3aT&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw4a3OBhCHARIsAChaqJNKusoEJOrnRMnBOSPkboEd0PyGQbaPrR43lHQbR-aeP_hUOgbR_4AaAiZIEALw_wcB\">Mova<\/a>, which makes robot vacuums, robot lawnmowers, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.mova.tech\/products\/mova-high-speed-hair-dryer-shine-10-live-only?_pos=3&amp;_sid=5a0fedda1&amp;_ss=r\">hair dryers<\/a>, and more, all of which are nearly identical to Dreame\u2019s. Initially positioned as a lower-priced brand, Mova is now a more direct competitor, complete with its own wild ideas and giant CES booths \u2014this year it showed off a drone that can fly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/home\/kitchen-and-household\/watched-drone-pick-up-robot-vacuum-carry-it-up-the-stairs-ces-2026\/\">a robot vacuum between floors<\/a>. It also plans to launch its own EV, the Kosmera Supercar, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YuHao2017\/status\/2009836518823850214?s=20\">according to Yu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj3 _1o279nj0 _1o279nj4 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div>\n<section aria-label=\"carousel\" class=\"duet--article--gallery _1ymtmqpj _1etxtj10\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpx _1etxtj11\" id=\":R3air6eqr96:\">\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_6223.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"2066\" data-pswp-width=\"3672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dreame has been at the forefront of innovations in robotic vacuums:&lt;\/strong&gt; The Cyber X robot can carry a vacuum up a flight of stairs.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj15 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_6223.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_6201.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"3024\" data-pswp-width=\"4032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The X50 Cyber features a robotic arm that can pick up objects and handle cleaning tools to reach places other vacuums can\u2019t.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_6201.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_3075.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1536\" data-pswp-width=\"2048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Its current flagship robot vacuum, the X60, claims to be one of the slimmest on the market. &lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_3075.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/the-dreams-x30-ultra-robot-vacuum-doing-its-cool-mopping-thing.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1080\" data-pswp-width=\"1992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt='&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/24141479\/roborock-s8-maxv-ultra-vs-dreame-x30-ultra-robot-vacuum-mop\"&gt;Dreame\u2019s X30&lt;\/a&gt; was the first robot vacuum that could extend its mops and automatically remove and reattach them.&lt;\/em&gt;' data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/the-dreams-x30-ultra-robot-vacuum-doing-its-cool-mopping-thing.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"_1etxtj1h _1etxtj1f\"><title>Previous<\/title><\/button><button class=\"_1etxtj1h _1etxtj1g _1etxtj1f\"><title>Next<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj18\">\n<ul class=\"_1etxtj19\">\n<li style=\"width:25%\" class=\"_1etxtj1b _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:25%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:25%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:25%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj1d\" style=\"height:45px\"><strong class=\"_1etxtj1e\">1<!-- -->\/<!-- -->4<\/strong><span class=\"duet--media--caption inline _1etxtj1k qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\"><em><strong>Dreame has been at the forefront of innovations in robotic vacuums:<\/strong> The Cyber X robot can carry a vacuum up a flight of stairs.<\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Robotic household appliances were clearly just the beginning for Yu, now 38, who named the company Dreame to underscore its ambitions. \u201cWe\u2019re a dreamer, and we want to shape the day we\u2019re living our way,\u201d Roger Tang, marketing director of Dreame Televisions, told me in an interview.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _17nnmdy6 _17nnmdy5 _1xwtict1\">According to Tang, there is a method to all this product madness. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tz2p5VbTggY\">tech that powers Dreame<\/a>, he says, is based on three pillars: AI algorithms (the brain), high-speed motors (the heart), and robotic arms (the body). \u201cThe high-speed motor is the foundational IP \u2014 Yu Hao developed it and now wants to put it in everything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">And by \u201ceverything,\u201d he means everything. In addition to its core robotic products, Dreame is putting its motor tech \u2014 which it claims now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/apac\/news-releases\/dreame-technology-exceeds-1-million-sales-of-robotic-flex-arm-cleaners-setting-new-trends-in-smart-cleaning-302199363.html#:~:text=Beyond%20product%20innovation,exceptional%20cleaning%20power.\">exceeds 200,000rpm<\/a> \u2014 into <a href=\"https:\/\/homeair.dreametech.com\/\">air purifiers, fans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/beauty.dreametech.com\/\">hair dryers<\/a>, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/carnewschina.com\/2025\/08\/28\/200000-rpm-vacuum-motor-maker-dreame-announces-electric-hypercar-plan-to-challenge-bugatti-veyron\/\">cars<\/a>. (Something Dyson also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-50004184\">tried and failed<\/a> to do.) The company is expanding into other consumer electronics spaces, from smart home gadgets such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/smarter-home-security-for-everyone-dreame-launches-two-new-smart-locks-for-the-us-market-302742636.html\">door locks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreametech.com%2Fproducts%2Fnavo-care-1-incam\" rel=\"sponsored\">security cameras<\/a> to DJI-like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/861248\/dreame-leaptic-cube-action-camera-8k-stabilization-ai\">action cameras<\/a>, smartphones, AI-enhanced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/wellness\/smart-rings\/i-just-tried-the-dreame-smart-ring-and-it-beats-oura-in-3-key-ways\">smart rings<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E8%A5%BF%E5%9E%9A%E5%95%86%E5%8A%A1%E5%92%A8%E8%AF%A2%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%EF%BC%88fea-consulting%EF%BC%89_dreametechnology-aihealthglasses-smartwearable-activity-7411227021155938304-IdoX\/\">smart glasses<\/a>. While some products feature new innovations (mostly related to AI), some closely resemble competitors\u2019 products \u2014 particularly the Dyson Airwrap-inspired <a href=\"https:\/\/beauty.dreametech.com\/collections\/hair-styling-tools%5B\">line of hair dryers<\/a>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.juve-patent.com\/cases\/court-of-appeal-hears-first-appeal-over-long-arm-jurisdiction-in-dyson-vs-dreame\/\">Dyson has sued Dreame<\/a> over the similarities.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj3 _1o279nj0 _1o279nj4 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div>\n<section aria-label=\"carousel\" class=\"duet--article--gallery _1ymtmqpj _1etxtj10\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpx _1etxtj11\" id=\":R3cir6eqr96:\">\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Dreame-car.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1365\" data-pswp-width=\"2048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt='&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At AWE 2026, Dreame showed off its newest concept products and upcoming launches:&lt;\/strong&gt; The &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/carbuzz.com\/dreame-nebula-next-debut-ces-2026\/\"&gt;Nebula Nex 01&lt;\/a&gt; is an electric concept car.&lt;\/em&gt;' data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj15 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Dreame-car.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Dreane.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1365\" data-pswp-width=\"2048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The Dreamfly is an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing \u201cflying car.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Dreane.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/awe-2026-dreame-robotic-lawn-mowers-v0-nl1qfpw6qpog1.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"720\" data-pswp-width=\"1080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The Dreame Apex Embodied AI Mower has a robotic arm that is designed to water plants and play with children.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/awe-2026-dreame-robotic-lawn-mowers-v0-nl1qfpw6qpog1.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"846\" data-pswp-width=\"1269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The flagship Aurora NEX LS1 is a modular triple-camera imaging smartphone with a magnetically attachable external camera module.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Dreame_Home.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"842\" data-pswp-width=\"1263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Dreame showcased a suite of kitchen appliances, including a dishwasher and refrigerator.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Dreame_Home.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Dreame_hair_dryers.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"844\" data-pswp-width=\"1267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The company has an extensive line of personal care products.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Dreame_hair_dryers.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"_1etxtj1h _1etxtj1f\"><title>Previous<\/title><\/button><button class=\"_1etxtj1h _1etxtj1g _1etxtj1f\"><title>Next<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj18\">\n<ul class=\"_1etxtj19\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1b _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:16.666666666666668%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj1d\" style=\"height:45px\"><strong class=\"_1etxtj1e\">1<!-- -->\/<!-- -->6<\/strong><span class=\"duet--media--caption inline _1etxtj1k qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\"><em><strong>At AWE 2026, Dreame showed off its newest concept products and upcoming launches:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/carbuzz.com\/dreame-nebula-next-debut-ces-2026\/\">Nebula Nex 01<\/a> is an electric concept car.<\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: Dreame<\/cite><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Dreame showed off some of its new gear at CES in Las Vegas, but it was at the Appliance and Electronics World Expo in Shanghai, China, last month that the company <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/dreame-showcases-ai-powered-smart-083500410.html\">really turned up the volume<\/a>. It took over an entire hall at the convention and, alongside even more <a href=\"https:\/\/thestregismacao_cotaicentral.hotels-macau.com\/en\/newsdetail-819415.html\">home appliance launches<\/a>, debuted the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.prnasia.com\/releases\/apac\/dreame-debuts-aurora-smartphones-at-awe-2026-with-modular-camera-system-and-luxury-lineup-525095.shtml\">Aurora line of smartphones<\/a> with 29 models, including a jewel-encrusted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/3087318\/dreames-new-10k-luxury-phones-look-ai-i-wish-they-were.html\">gold one that costs $10,000<\/a>. Dreame also displayed a <a href=\"https:\/\/global.dreametech.com\/products\/dreame-c1\">robotic window cleaner<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YuHao2017\/status\/2010993498015875315?s=20\">robot lawn mower with an arm<\/a> that can water your yard, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202603\/15\/WS69b64cb8a310d6866eb3de10_4.html\">flying car<\/a> (which, sadly, remained stationary on the show floor). Images on social media showed humanoid robots everywhere in Dreame\u2019s over-the-top booth, basically <a href=\"http:\/\/xhslink.com\/o\/VgAnNncupj\">\u201cbooth babe-ing\u201d for its various innovations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">When I spoke with Michael Meng, president of Dreame\u2019s robotic vacuums unit, at CES this January, he outlined yet another of Dreame\u2019s grand visions: \u201cOur ultimate goal is to eliminate human housework.\u201d Today, Dreame robots are focused on cleaning the ground, but in the future, he says they will be \u201cmore like a family service robot that can help us improve our daily life,\u201d most likely in a humanoid form. I witnessed a demo of this promised future in the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/o2P8K3xIKZY?si=hcD37UCFeRioE33e&amp;t=539\">AI Laundry Care Robot<\/a>, which can collect, wash, and dry your clothes, working in concert with Dreame\u2019s new L9 washer and dryer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj1 _1o279nj0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning ucljxw0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image kqz8fh0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjkxNTA0Ng==\"><a class=\"kqz8fh1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/vrg_illo_janet_mac_dreame_air_fryer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1500\" data-pswp-width=\"1500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/vrg_illo_janet_mac_dreame_air_fryer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: Janet Mac \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The prototype I saw used a camera in its robotic arm to identify and sort clothes before loading them into the washing machine. Shortly after CES, Dreame announced the robot would also <a href=\"https:\/\/the-european.eu\/story-56045\/meet-the-ai-powered-robot-that-can-sort-load-and-run-your-laundry-on-its-own.html#:~:text=Dreame%20Robot%20Laundry%20presented%20what,through%20a%20bionic%20robotic%20arm.\">be capable of folding laundry<\/a>, a long-held dream in robotics littered with failures and zero commercial products. However, Dreame seems confident it\u2019s cracked it. David Ye, Dreame\u2019s global product manager for washing machines, told me the laundry bot will come to market in three years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj2 _1o279nj0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpl\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning ucljxw0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image kqz8fh0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.333571\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjkxNDMxNg==\"><a class=\"kqz8fh1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_3164.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1400\" data-pswp-width=\"1867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dreame\u2019s laundry robot was on show at CES. You can watch a video of it in action here.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_3164.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\"><em>Dreame\u2019s laundry robot was on show at CES. You can watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/o2P8K3xIKZY?si=PSlTF8joTmXMOKKn&amp;t=537\">video of it in action here<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Even if all these gadgets eventually ship \u2014 and that\u2019s a big, history-defying \u201cif\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s not clear how many will ever reach the US. So far, Dreame is launching just six \u201cpremium products\u201d stateside this year: a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dreame-unveils-beyond-smart-home-ecosystem-in-silicon-valley-showcasing-a-future-of-robotic-autonomy-and-ai-powered-living-302670644.html#:~:text=PRNewswire\/%20%2D%2D%20Dreame%20Technology%2C%20a%20global%20leader,electronics%20and%20intelligent%20manufacturing%2C%20today%20launched%20its\">mini-LED TV line<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2026\/01\/29\/3228978\/0\/en\/Dreame-Unveils-FizzFresh-Refrigerator-in-Silicon-Valley-Showcasing-Breakthrough-Innovation-to-Enter-North-America-s-Premium-Market.html\">fridge that dispenses sparkling water<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dreame-unveils-embodied-ai-laundry-robot-and-l9-ai-washer--dryer-set-in-silicon-valley-302674886.html\">high-tech washer-dryer se<\/a>t that will work with the laundry robot, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dreame-technology-wins-best-of-ces-2026-honors-for-world-first-robotic-arm-air-conditioning-system-302657273.html\">mini-split air conditioner<\/a> that uses mmWave-sensing robotic arms to direct air flow, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dreame-technology-redefines-home-cooking-and-coffee-at-ces-2026-with-intelligent-kitchen-innovations-302654989.html\">air fryer and automatic espresso machine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Combined with Dreame\u2019s other products and plans, it\u2019s a wildly ambitious lineup. Its success will depend hugely on Dreame\u2019s ability to figure out how to make AI more than a layer of glitz and buzzwords on top of existing products. Otherwise, it feels less like a connected ecosystem and more like a factory masquerading as a lifestyle brand, taking a scattershot approach to finding the next big thing in consumer electronics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj3 _1o279nj0 _1o279nj4 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning ucljxw0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image kqz8fh0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.412873\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjkxNDQ0MA==\"><a class=\"kqz8fh1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/20251211-173012_900x.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"637\" data-pswp-width=\"900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dreame opened its first East Coast store earlier this year in the Westfield Mall, Paramus, New Jersey.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/20251211-173012_900x.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\"><em>Dreame opened its first East Coast store earlier this year in the Westfield Mall, Paramus, New Jersey.<\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">IMAGE: Dreame<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _17nnmdy6 _17nnmdy5 _1xwtict1\">While Yu\u2019s vision, from homes to cars to space, draws comparisons to Elon Musk, it also mirrors the ambitions of Jia Yueting, the Chinese CEO of the ill-fated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/leeco-the-apple-samsung-netflix-tesla-mashup-another-chinese-tech-giant-tries-its-luck-in-the-us\/\">LeEco<\/a>. Jia also attempted to rapidly <a href=\"https:\/\/carnewschina.com\/2022\/01\/09\/the-big-read-lesee-faraday-future\/\">branch out from a strong niche<\/a> (TV streaming) into electric cars (<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/03\/22\/the-sec-drops-its-four-year-old-investigation-into-ev-startup-faraday-future\/\">Faraday Future<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2016-10-19-leeco-jumps-into-the-us-market-with-tvs-phones-car-and-bike.html\">smartphones, and TVs<\/a>, and failed spectacularly. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/11\/13\/a-chinese-company-wanted-to-beat-netflix-tesla-and-apple--its-turned-into-a-multibillion-dollar-mess.html\">company collapsed<\/a> shortly after launching in the US, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2018-01-02-founder-of-troubled-leeco-refuses-to-return-to-china.html\">Jia self-exiled<\/a> from China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Dreame has already had its share of controversy. In 2024, in a CEO WeChat group, Segway-Ninebot President Wang Ye <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/whyyoutouzhele\/status\/1809205753221165177?s=20a\">accused a company<\/a> widely believed to be Dreame of implementing what became known as the \u201cfinger cutting plan.\u201d This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yicaiglobal.com\/star50news\/2025_01_206784415037684449282\">allegedly involved<\/a> luring employees from Ecovacs, Roborock, and Ninebot with enormous salaries, tapping them for trade secrets, then quickly firing them. Dreame <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiemian.com\/article\/13333476.html#:~:text=A%20statement%20released,and%20%22black%20media.%22\">denied<\/a> the allegations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj2 _1o279nj0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-pullquote qnnwq0\">\n<div class=\"qnnwq1\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup qnnwq2 _1xwtict9\">Yu gave each of Dreame\u2019s over 18,000 employees a gram of gold as a bonus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The industry has also noticed that many of Dreame\u2019s products closely resemble those of competitors. Its latest gadgets \u2014 the window-cleaning robot and action camera \u2014 have similar counterparts on the market from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/8836598\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.ecovacs.com\/us\/winbot-window-cleaning-robot\/bundle-winbot-w3-omni-cleaning-solution-2-bottles?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=pmax&amp;utm_campaign=W3_pmax&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23643798943&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAobxNdcnQ9AEr3_1VtIB5BILRjcHT&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw1ZjOBhCmARIsADDuFTCkMO2DO7VyKbMC8ZMsNmrrre3l9LU-vilA_K0FLAbKprG_4CbJMjEaAvFhEALw_wcB\" rel=\"sponsored\">Ecovacs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/861248\/dreame-leaptic-cube-action-camera-8k-stabilization-ai#:~:text=The%20Leaptic%20Cube%20features,resolution%2C%20Dreame%E2%80%99s%20does%208K.\">DJI<\/a>, respectively. Along with Dyson, Ecovacs has <a href=\"https:\/\/law.asia\/protecting-innovation-using-ip-litigation\/#:~:text=In%20the%20past%20few%20years%2C%20there%20have%20been%20dozens%20of%20patent%20infringement%20disputes%20between%20Tineco%2C%20a%20sub%2Dbrand%20of%20Ecovacs%20Robotics%2C%20and%20its%20competitor%20Dreame%2C%20many%20of%20which%20were%20precisely%20filed%20before%20key%20sales%20seasons%20like%20Double%2011.\">filed multiple lawsuits<\/a> against Dreame. (Dreame has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlex.com\/mlex\/articles\/2385063\/patent-clashes-trap-chinese-robotic-vacuum-makers-at-home-and-abroad\">also filed<\/a> some right back.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">According to reporting by <a href=\"https:\/\/pandayoo.com\/post\/dreame-technology-the-full-story-of-a-chinese-tech-challenger\/\"><em>PandaYoo<\/em><\/a>, Dreame\u2019s revenue grew tenfold between 2020 and 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-03-20\/chinese-robotic-vacuum-maker-dreame-tech-is-said-to-consider-ipo?embedded-checkout=true\"><em>Bloomberg<\/em> reports<\/a> it raised around $560 million in a Series C funding round in 2021 and planned to IPO as early as 2024 (Dreame refuted this at the time). As of 2024, the company was valued at $2.8 billion, and in Q3 2025, revenue was <a href=\"https:\/\/autonews.gasgoo.com\/articles\/news\/the-ev-industry-doesnt-need-another-dream-driven-narrative-2011335558649716736#:~:text=In%20the%20first,year%2Dend%20bonus.\">reportedly on track to hit over $4 billion<\/a> in 2025. This positions it as one of China\u2019s fastest-growing consumer tech firms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj1 _1o279nj0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--related _1ymtmqpj _1m6r73h0\">\n<h3 class=\"_1m6r73h1\">Related<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"_1m6r73h4\">\n<li class=\"_1m6r73h7 _1m6r73h6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/featured-video\/860104\/we-tried-to-get-humanoid-robots-to-do-the-laundry\" class=\"_1m6r73h9\">Are humanoid robots the next smart home gadget?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"_1m6r73h7 _1m6r73h6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2025\/1\/8\/24338956\/dreame-robot-vacuum-legs-arm-tools\" class=\"_1m6r73h9\">This robovac has an arm \u2014\u00a0and legs, too<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"_1m6r73h7 _1m6r73h6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/24141479\/roborock-s8-maxv-ultra-vs-dreame-x30-ultra-robot-vacuum-mop\" class=\"_1m6r73h9\">Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra head-to-head with Dreame X30 Ultra<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"_1m6r73h7 _1m6r73h6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/854477\/dreame-made-a-700-hair-dryer-that-looks-like-a-floor-lamp-which-it-also-is\" class=\"_1m6r73h9\">Dreame made a $700 hair dryer that looks like a floor lamp \u2014 which it also is.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">However, at the same time, rumors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiemian.com\/article\/13333476.html\">near-bankruptcy circulated<\/a>. Yu dismissed the reports, saying the company \u201chas sufficient cash flow,\u201d and that he had spent around 5 billion yuan ($702 million in 2025) over two years to increase his stake in Dreame from <a href=\"https:\/\/technode.com\/2025\/09\/12\/dreame-technology-founder-refutes-bankruptcy-cites-strong-cash-flow\/#:~:text=Over%20the%20past%20two%20years%2C%20he%20and%20the%20company%20have%20invested%20around%20five%20billion%20yuan%20(about%20%24702%20million)%20to%20repurchase%20existing%20shares%2C%20increasing%20his%20stake%20from%2045%25%20to%2070%25%2C%20according%20to%20Yu.\">45 percent to 70 percent<\/a>. Still, the breakneck pace of expansion hints at some internal instability. In another attempt to quash concerns, Yu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3338029\/chinese-robot-vacuum-maker-dreame-gives-gifts-gold-and-trip-antarctica-employees\">reportedly gave<\/a> each of Dreame\u2019s over 18,000 employees a gram of gold as a bonus at the end of last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">According to Dreame\u2019s Sam Tong, the company receives significant funding from the local government. This is a common pattern among Chinese manufacturing companies, most famously exemplified by Shenzhen\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dandreapartners.com\/shenzhen-chinas-silicon-valley-the-innovation-hub-of-china\/\">rise from a fishing village to China\u2019s Silicon Valley<\/a>, spurred by government investment. Dreame is based in Suzhou, a region of China that has grown into a major hub for advanced manufacturing and technology, thanks in part to government investment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _17nnmdy6 _17nnmdy5 _1xwtict1\">Dreame operates as if it has virtually unlimited funding \u2014 and ambitions to match. In addition to the launch spectacle next week, Tong tells me Dreame has installed a management team in Washington, DC, and is ramping up US-based customer support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The company, which claims to operate in 120 countries and sell products in more than 4,000 physical stores (including 200 Targets in the US), is also opening physical \u201cexperiential\u201d Dreame stores in high-profile locations from Silicon Valley to <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreametech.com%2Fblogs%2Fnews%2Fdreame-first-east-coast-store-westfield-garden-state-plaza\" rel=\"sponsored\">Paramus, New Jersey<\/a>. It\u2019s still looking to out-Dyson Dyson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj2 _1o279nj0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-pullquote qnnwq0\">\n<div class=\"qnnwq1\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup qnnwq2 _1xwtict9\">Dreame operates as if it has virtually unlimited funding \u2014 and ambitions to match<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Dreame\u2019s ambitions border on crazy. But it seems that\u2019s the point. Musk himself would probably say it is. \u201cEven Chinese media say it\u2019s a crazy move. But that\u2019s just us,\u201d said Tong. Yu Hao has gone from trying to out-power a Dyson vacuum to trying to build, well, everything. \u201cWe have a car launching, we also have a rocket\u2026 he has funds from Chinese investors and the Chinese government,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, why not?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _17nnmdya _1xwtict1\">Well, because churning out Dyson and DJI lookalikes while handing out grams of gold and trying to emulate Elon Musk isn\u2019t building a company, it\u2019s putting on a show. Dreame\u2019s vacuums are good products, and Yu\u2019s intelligence and ambition appear real. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/916210\/ai-midterm-elections-data-centers-jobs\">AI backlash is coming for elections<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwjd _2xqpwj0\"><span><span class=\"_1lldluw2 _1xwtict5\"><span><span>Lauren Feiner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 _1ymtmqps\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T19:00:05+00:00\">Apr 21<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ufh7nr1 _1ufh7nr0 _1lkmsmo3 _1ufh7nr5\">\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nr7 _1ufh7nr6 _1ufh7nrc _1ufh7nrh _10f040q3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Mac is in good hands in Apple\u2019s post-Cook era\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ufh7nrf x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915896\/john-ternus-apple-ceo-tim-cook-johny-srouji-mac-future\">The Mac is in good hands in Apple\u2019s post-Cook era<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwjd _2xqpwj0\"><span><span class=\"_1lldluw2 _1xwtict5\"><span><span>Antonio G. Di Benedetto<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 _1ymtmqps\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T17:20:50+00:00\">Apr 21<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ufh7nr1 _1ufh7nr0 _1lkmsmo3 _1ufh7nr5\">\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nr7 _1ufh7nr6 _1ufh7nrc _1ufh7nrh _10f040q3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"John Ternus\u2019 first big problem is AI\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ufh7nrf x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/JohnTernus.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"John Ternus\u2019 first big problem is AI\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ufh7nrg x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/JohnTernus.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nri\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1xwtict9 _1pm20r53 _1pm20r50\"><a class=\"_1lkmsmo0 _1lkmsmo4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/915662\/john-ternus-apple-ceo-tim-cook-ai-problem-siri\">John Ternus\u2019 first big problem is AI<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwjd _2xqpwj0\"><span><span class=\"_1lldluw2 _1xwtict5\"><span><span>Hayden Field<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 _1ymtmqps\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T13:37:55+00:00\">Apr 21<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ufh7nr1 _1ufh7nr0 _1lkmsmo3 _1ufh7nr5\">\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nr7 _1ufh7nr6 _1ufh7nrc _1ufh7nrh _10f040q3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ufh7nrf x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2270719032.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.647975077882%2C0%2C66.704049844237%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ufh7nrg x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2270719032.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.028021670091533%2C100%2C99.943956659817&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nri\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1xwtict9 _1pm20r53 _1pm20r50\"><a class=\"_1lkmsmo0 _1lkmsmo4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/915244\/spacex-ipo-trillion-dollar-commercial-iss-nasa-launch\">The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwjd _2xqpwj0\"><span><span class=\"_1lldluw2 _1xwtict5\"><span><span>Georgina Torbet<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 _1ymtmqps\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T12:38:20+00:00\">Apr 21<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ufh7nr1 _1ufh7nr0 _1lkmsmo3 _1ufh7nr5\">\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nr7 _1ufh7nr6 _1ufh7nrc _1ufh7nrh _10f040q3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tim Cook will still be Apple\u2019s Trump whisperer\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ufh7nrf x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/gettyimages-1128958256.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tim Cook will still be Apple\u2019s Trump whisperer\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ufh7nrg x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/gettyimages-1128958256.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nri\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1xwtict9 _1pm20r53 _1pm20r50\"><a class=\"_1lkmsmo0 _1lkmsmo4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/915422\/tim-cook-apple-chairman-trump-policy\">Tim Cook will still be Apple\u2019s Trump whisperer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwjd _2xqpwj0\"><span><span class=\"_1lldluw2 _1xwtict5\"><span><span>Lauren Feiner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 _1ymtmqps\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T00:14:45+00:00\">Apr 21<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ufh7nr1 _1ufh7nr0 _1lkmsmo3 _1ufh7nrk _1ufh7nrl _1ufh7nr5\">\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nr7 _1ufh7nr6 _1ufh7nrc _1ufh7nrh _10f040q3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ufh7nrf x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/268457_HUBRIS_CVIRGINIA.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ufh7nrg x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/268457_HUBRIS_CVIRGINIA.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nri\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1xwtict9 _1pm20r53 _1pm20r50\"><a class=\"_1lkmsmo0 _1lkmsmo4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tldr\/915176\/nft-metaverse-ai-weirdos\">Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwjd _2xqpwj0\"><span><span class=\"_1lldluw2 _1xwtict5\"><span><span>Elizabeth Lopatto<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 _1ymtmqps\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T20:30:00+00:00\">Apr 20<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--ad--native-ad-linkset _8tvx5m4 _8tvx5m5 _8tvx5ma hidden\" data-native-ad-id=\"container\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"visually-hidden\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-native-ad-native_ad_linkset_link\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/p>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_8tvx5m7\"><span data-native-ad-id=\"preamble\" class=\"_8tvx5m8 _8tvx5m9\">Advertiser Content From<\/span><\/p>\n<div><img data-native-ad-id=\"logo\" src alt=\"Sponsor Logo\" class=\"_8tvx5mg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_8tvx5mj\" data-native-ad-id=\"title\">This is the title for the native ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"n5bh2k6\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--header-pattern mq7s702\">\n<div class=\"mq7s703\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--page-header wh8b410\">\n<div class=\"wh8b41j wh8b41f\">\n<h2 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup wh8b41o wh8b41m _1xwtict2\">Top Stories<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mq7s704\">\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ufh7nr0 _1lkmsmo3 _1ufh7nrj _1ufh7nr5\">\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nri\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwj4 _2xqpwj0\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp7 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T09:18:40+00:00\">Two hours ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1xwtict9 _1pm20r57 _1pm20r50\"><a class=\"_1lkmsmo0 _1lkmsmo4 _1lkmsmo5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/916501\/anthropic-mythos-unauthorized-users-access-security\">Anthropic\u2019s most dangerous AI model just fell into the wrong hands<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ufh7nr0 _1lkmsmo3 _1ufh7nr5\">\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nri\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwj4 _2xqpwj0\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp7 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T18:08:00+00:00\">Apr 21<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1xwtict9 _1pm20r57 _1pm20r50\"><a class=\"_1lkmsmo0 _1lkmsmo4 _1lkmsmo5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/915508\/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users\">Framework announces Laptop 13 Pro, \u2018the MacBook Pro for Linux users\u2019<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ufh7nr0 _1lkmsmo3 _1ufh7nr5\">\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nri\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwj4 _2xqpwj0\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp7 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T21:06:21+00:00\">Apr 21<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1xwtict9 _1pm20r57 _1pm20r50\"><a class=\"_1lkmsmo0 _1lkmsmo4 _1lkmsmo5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/915237\/palantir-manifesto\">We translated the Palantir manifesto for actual human beings<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ufh7nr0 _1lkmsmo3 _1ufh7nr5\">\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nri\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwj4 _2xqpwj0\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp7 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T15:48:04+00:00\">Apr 21<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1xwtict9 _1pm20r57 _1pm20r50\"><a class=\"_1lkmsmo0 _1lkmsmo4 _1lkmsmo5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/bulletin\/914842\/the-next-evolution-of-the-verges-homepage-is-here\">The next evolution of The Verge\u2019s homepage is here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ufh7nr0 _1lkmsmo3 _1ufh7nr5\">\n<div class=\"_1ufh7nri\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_2xqpwj4 _2xqpwj0\"><span 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