Haier Smart Home stated on an interactive platform that since 2022, the company had developed a clear strategic pathway over four years and expanded into product categories such as companion and cleaning products. Leveraging data accumulated from 400 million households worldwide, the training ground of over a thousand Sanyiniao stores, the approachable "Haier Brothers" brand image, and full-process supply chain advantages, the company's products are steadily expanding from companion and cleaning products to more complex household task scenarios. In 2026, the company will continue to advance R&D and commercialization of companion, cleaning, and home scenario products.

Recently, Haier Smart Home, leveraging its deep cultivation of artificial intelligence technologies and smart home strategy, was successfully approved to take the lead in the Shandong Province “Strategic Key Standardization Project for Critical AI Multimodal Interaction Technologies in Smart Home Appliances,” becoming the only lead enterprise in the industry in Shandong Province.

Recently, Haier Smart Home, leveraging its deep expertise in artificial intelligence technology and smart home strategy, was successfully approved to take the lead in the Shandong Province “Strategic Key Project for the Standardization of Key AI Multimodal Interaction Technologies for Smart Home Appliances,” becoming the only leading enterprise in the industry in Shandong Province. This represents Shandong Province’s strong recognition of the enterprise’s technological innovation capabilities and is also an important practical step in Haier Smart Home’s development of a platform-based, service-oriented technology ecosystem enterprise: through the standardization of AI technologies for smart home appliances, it will help drive the coordinated upgrading of smart home appliance technologies across the industry.

The goal is to deliver a more premium, technology-driven mobility experience.

Xense Robotics announced the completion of a Pre-Series A funding round worth 100 million yuan.

At the event, Chery stood out as the only automotive company among 24 signatories to endorse the new Vision for Sustainable Brands initiative.

Procurement Announcement for Air Conditioners in the EPC General Contracting Project of the 220 kV Power Transmission and Transformation Project at Bensteel Group's Energy General Plant 1. Procurement Conditions The purchaser for this procurement project, the EPC General Contracting Project of the 220 kV Power Transmission and Transformation Project at Bensteel Group's Energy General Plant - Air Conditioners (AGGCJSHGXHD250827232836), is the Procurement Office of Ansteel Group Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. The funds for the procurement project are self-raised, and the project has met the procurement conditions. A public inquiry and comparison are now being conducted. 2. Project Overview and Procurement Scope 2.1 Project Name: EPC General Contracting Project of the 220 kV Power Transmission and Transformation Project at Bensteel Group's Energy General Plant - Air Conditioners 2.2 Alternative Procurement Methods in Case of Procurement Failure: Transition to Negotiated Procurement or Direct Procurement 2.3 The procurement content, scope, and scale of this project are detailed in the attachment "Material List Attachment.pdf." 3. Bidder Qualification Requirements 3.1 Joint bidding is not allowed for this procurement. 3.2 This procurement requires bidders to meet the following qualification requirements: (1) Business License 3.3 This procurement requires bidders to meet the following registered capital requirements: Registered Capital: 500 (10,000 yuan) or more 3.4 This procurement requires bidders to meet the following performance requirements: The bidder must have at least one air conditioner supply performance (contract and corresponding VAT invoice) since 2022. 3.5 This procurement requires bidders to meet the following capability requirements, financial requirements, and other requirements: Financial Requirements: The bidder's registered capital shall not be less than 5 million yuan. Capability Requirements: (1) Scanned copy or photo of the original Business License (or duplicate). (2) Scanned copy or photo of the original Tax Registration Certificate (or duplicate), except for those with a unified social credit code. (3) Scanned copy or photo of the original Organization Code Certificate (or duplicate), except for those with a unified social credit code. (4) Type of bidding enterprise: Unlimited. (5) The air conditioner brands required for this tender are Gree, Midea, and Haier. Agent bidders need to provide valid authorization for the brands they are bidding on (project authorization is allowed). When the producer bids, the agent's bid is invalid. Other Requirements: Refer to the attachment for details (if necessary). 3.6 For projects that must be tendered according to the law, bidders who are dishonest persons subject to enforcement shall be invalid. 4. Acquisition of Procurement Documents 4.1 All interested bidders are requested to log in to the Ansteel Smart Tendering and Bidding Platform at http://bid.ansteel.cn from 15:15 on August 27, 2025, to 08:00 on September 4, 2025 (Beijing Time, the same hereinafter) to download the electronic procurement documents. Click for Details:

On July 23, Haier Group and Changan Automobile officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Chongqing. Both parties will accelerate the implementation of strategic cooperation in multiple fields, including new energy, supply chain, comprehensive health, and global brand building. In the future, both parties will carry out vehicle-home ecological cooperation, which includes launching interconnected human-vehicle-home scenario systems, developing in-car electrical appliances, and jointly building a cold chain full-scenario ecosystem. They will also conduct in-depth cooperation in the automotive industry chain, jointly exploring and developing new automotive products, sales, and personalized modification services, while deepening cooperation with vertical media. Meanwhile, both parties will jointly improve the overseas service systems of Haier Group and Changan Automobile.

The partnership brings together two of China's most established industrial powerhouses in a push to integrate home, vehicle, and lifestyle ecosystems at scale.

ROBOTERA stated that the funds raised would be used to advance the research and development of humanoid robot hardware and software technologies, as well as to accelerate mass production.