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T16 Mix Floor Cleaner by Chao Yue, Xiaoye Xie and Libing Sheng Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Home Appliances Design
Chao Yue, Xiaoye Xie and Libing Sheng acknowledged for home appliances design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 15, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ T16 Mix Floor Cleaner by Chao Yue, Xiaoye Xie and Libing Sheng, designed for Dreame Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Home Appliances Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About T16 Mix Floor Cleaner
T16 Mix is a floor cleaner designed for cleaning throughout the home. Five tool configurations, including a floor cleaner, a vacuum and a mite remover, are combined in one slim body through a detachable power module. An artificial intelligence dual robotic arm system reaches edges, corners and stubborn stains. Torsion spring balancing, adapted from aerospace use, counteracts gravity for light one hand handling and smooth steering. The casing is made of PET with in-mold labeling for a seamless and scratch resistant finish.
About Chao Yue, Xiaoye Xie and Libing Sheng
Dreame Technology, founded in 2017, is a global high-end technology brand specializing in high-speed digital motors, intelligent algorithms, and motion control technologies. It covers multiple categories, including high-end large home appliances, outdoor smart devices, home cleaning appliances, smart kitchen appliances, and personal care devices, with continuous expansion into new fields. Dreame is committed to applying advanced technology to enhance convenience, using innovation to free users from tedious tasks and give them more time to self-care, enjoy life, and pursue their dreams.
Award Record
Chao Yue, Xiaoye Xie and Libing Sheng is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted in the 2025 - 2026 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Home Appliances Design Award
The A' Home Appliance Design Award is an international competition recognizing good home appliance designs by best appliance designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to home appliance designers, industrial designers, product engineers and appliance brands from all countries. Typical entries include refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, washing machines, dryers and ovens. The awarded home appliance designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/home-appliance
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/182403
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/182403
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!182403
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/380786
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- T16 Mix Floor Cleaner
- Function
- Floor Cleaner
- Category
- Home Appliances Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray, Light Slate Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Dreame Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Chao Yue, Xiaoye Xie and Libing Sheng
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #182403
Credits
- Team
- Chao Yue,Xiaoye Xie,Libing Sheng,Zikuo Chen,Chenxi Song ,Yan Zhang,Wenjing Xu,Chengfeng Xu
- Image Credits
- Dreame Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The T16 Mix sets itself apart with a core design concept built around integrated modularity.It brings together 5 different tool configurations-a floor cleaner,a vacuum and a mite remover included-within a streamlined body,relying on its groundbreaking detachable power module. It combines the pioneering AI dual-robotic arm system and the aerospace-grade torsion spring balancing technology,delivering spotless,powerful cleaning with zero residual moisture and an ultra-light 5N handling experience.
- Inspiration
- The design team took an in-depth look at the issues of redundant household tools and heavy cleaning workloads in modern homes. They recognized homes cluttered with a jumble of single-purpose cleaning gadgets, while traditional floor cleaners prove awkward to handle, miss hard-to-reach spots and leave behind lingering moisture. The T16 Mix answers the call for a fully efficient, effortless and elegant cleaning solution—a quest for cleaning perfection in its ideal form.
- Research
- To tackle scattered household cleaning tasks and redundant tools, the design team focused on modular architecture feasibility, motion control algorithms for bionic cleaning robotic arms, and ergonomics-based force feedback structures during the design process. With its highly integrated components, intelligent coordination modules and ultra-lightweight construction, it covers all cleaning scenarios and reduces operational effort, setting an integrated design benchmark for the industry.
- Challenge
- Through continuous comprehensive verification, the design team turned multiple groundbreaking technologies into reality, delivering professional-grade whole-house cleaning with a single product. This requires stable switching and seamless power transfer of the detachable multi-form structure within a compact body, while ensuring the AI dual-robotic arm system delivers precise, edge-to-edge cleaning with zero moisture residue through dynamic coordination in complex home settings.
- Realization and Technology
- The T16 Mix adopts premium in-mold labeling technology, fusing scratch-resistant texture films with PET casings in a one-piece design for a seamless finish and long-lasting durability. High-precision torsion spring balancing mechanisms, proven in aerospace applications, are integrated into the core mechanical structure to counteract gravity. The AI dual-robotic arm system consists of high-torque servo motors and flexible composite material components, working in seamless tandem.
- Operation and Interaction
- Users select functions via intuitive buttons and a clear display screen. During cleaning, the T16 Mix features an ultra-light grip and smooth 360° steering, letting users easily push, pull and turn with just one hand. The AI robotic arm adjusts automatically to edges, corners and tough stains, letting users clean without extra labor. The modular design allows for easy form conversion—switching from a floor cleaner to a handheld vacuum feels intuitive and straightforward.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project will finish in April 2026 in Suzhou
- Specifications
- Rated Voltage: 21.6V Rated Power: 400W Overall Weight: 5.7kg Overall Dimensions: 247*275*1160 Distance from Robotic Arm to Ground: 15mm
- Keywords
- AI Dual-Robotic Arm System, Modular Design, IML (In-Mold Labeling) Technology, PET Material, Zero Edge-Gap Cleaning, High-Temperature Self-Cleaning, Whole-House Compatibility
