According to the company, MOVA showcased 22 global product premieres and 15 new technologies at IFA 2026 in Berlin under the theme “The AI MOVAment.” Across more than 1,700 square meters of booth space, the Dreame Group’s premium brand demonstrated solutions for garden care, household cleaning, pool cleaning, and so-called “embodied AI”—that is, artificial intelligence that not only operates digitally but also actively interacts with its physical environment. MOVA has not yet announced specific prices or release dates for the technologies on display; the focus is clearly on the brand’s technological direction.
TactiPercept: Robot Vacuums Gain a Sense of Touch
With TactiPercept, MOVA is supplementing the visual navigation of its robotic vacuums with tactile perception. 128 pressure sensors, a flexible damping structure, and real-time feedback are designed to detect contact with furniture, walls, and other obstacles, allowing the robot to immediately adjust its movement and cleaning strategy.
According to MOVA, this enables controlled deceleration upon light contact, cleaning close to walls with safe contact, and support for autonomous self-rescue, for example, if the robot becomes wedged somewhere.
AquaSonar: Stable Connection for Pool Robots Underwater
Since traditional Wi-Fi signals cannot be reliably transmitted underwater, MOVA will rely on AquaSonar for its pool robots in the future—an ultrasonic communication system with relay technology that is integrated directly into the charging station. This eliminates the need for a separate floating communication buoy, as is common with other systems.
This will allow users to check the status of their pool robot and control key functions even while it is cleaning. MOVA is already represented in the pool robot market with models such as the Rover X10 and the Diver A10; at IFA 2026, the competition—with Roborock’s RockAqua P1 —will also be showcasing its own device in this category for the first time.
UltraTrim 3.0 and 4.0: More Precise Right Up to the Edge of the Lawn
As the world’s leading brand by sales volume in LiDAR robotic mowers, according to its own statements, MOVA is introducing two new UltraTrim technologies for lawn edge maintenance. UltraTrim 3.0 debuts in the LiDAX Ultra Gen 2 and uses a separate cutting disc that, according to the manufacturer, is designed to maintain a 0 cm edge distance along walls, fences, and hedges.
At level transitions, the mower can drive directly over the boundary. UltraTrim 4.0 features an extendable, adaptive edge-trimming arm that adjusts to uneven terrain and allows you to choose between three cutting heights of 4, 5, and 6 cm, including automatic retraction when encountering obstacles.
AstraX: Robotic Mower with Multifunctional Arm
With AstraX, MOVA expands the classic robotic mower with a multifunctional arm featuring interchangeable tool attachments. If the AI image recognition detects an object on the mowing route, the arm is designed to remove it autonomously before the robot continues its work.
Using a two-finger gripper, AstraX can also pick up fruit from low positions, while a watering nozzle enables time-controlled watering of designated areas. At IFA, MOVA presented a live demonstration featuring several synchronized AstraX units.
Knot 80: Embodied AI with Sensitive Gripping Control
MOVA takes the most significant step toward embodied AI with Knot 80, a humanoid-inspired robotic arm featuring 3D spatial perception and intelligent grasping control. According to the manufacturer, the robotic hand has eleven degrees of freedom, and the entire arm system has 15 joints.
For objects of varying shapes, materials, and orientations, Knot 80 is designed to recognize position and spatial orientation, determine an appropriate grasping motion, and dynamically adjust the grasping force between 25 and 50 N, supported by continuous visual feedback for real-time corrections. Other manufacturers are also currently investing in this area: Just recently, for example, LG and NVIDIA deepened their collaboration in the field of Physical AI to make the leap from industrial robots to household robots.
NexLawn: Dedicated Exhibition Area at the MOVA Booth
The trade show presence is complemented by NexLawn, a MOVA Group company, which is showcasing its products in a dedicated area within the MOVA booth. On display there are robotic lawn mowers and pool robots for residential use, as well as a commercial robotic lawn mower for professional lawn care.
Context: From Perception to Execution
From the tactile sensing of a robot vacuum to adaptive lawn-edge maintenance and precise object manipulation, the MOVA technologies showcased at IFA 2026 follow a common thread: AI is intended not only to perceive the physical world, but also to evaluate situations, make decisions, and implement them in the real world. MOVA left open whether and when the technologies on display will lead to mass-produced products. As a sister brand of Dreame—which, among other things, unveiled a robot vacuum with a 180°C steam source at the same trade show—it remains to be seen which of the technologies showcased here will first make their way into products from both brands.
