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Roborock at IFA: Pool, Home and Garden

Roborock’s IFA 2026 lineup took cleaning beyond the living room, with products for the pool, home and garden. Each category brings a different everyday job into focus.

Xiaomi at IFA: When the Car Becomes Part of the Home

At IFA 2026, Xiaomi connected the SU7 with the smart home in an arrival scenario. The idea is bigger than another screen: making the car part of a daily routine.

Laifen at IFA: Beyond the Hair Dryer

At IFA Berlin 2026, Laifen showed how its personal-care range has grown, with AutoCurl and the Glowy mirror alongside its high-speed hair dryers. For Tekpoint, distributing Laifen in Germany means helping explain what each product does, who it is for and where it fits in retail.

AGIBOT × Tekpoint: A Strategic Step for Humanoid Robotics

At IFA Berlin 2026, Tekpoint and AGIBOT signed a strategic master distribution agreement. The next step is turning promising humanoid-robotics technology into useful applications with market access, integration and local support behind it.

Humanoid Robotics: First Steps on European Floors

For three years, humanoid robots have mostly been a video format. Tekpoint is working with AGIBOT, the world's No. 1 humanoid robot shipper, and we will be on the stand together at IFA Berlin.

Laifen — Not a Dry Start

A hair dryer is a fan with a heater bolted to it. Laifen built the fan itself — a high-speed brushless motor developed in-house — and let six years of product grow off that one component.

ANTHBOT M9 Pro: Four Sensors Instead of One Bet

ANTHBOT's M9 Pro went on sale across Europe on 27 July. Instead of choosing between boundary wire, RTK or cameras, it fuses 360° LiDAR, RTK, NetRTK over 4G and dual HDR AI vision into a single wire-free system — and pairs it with a service hub in Neuss, Germany.

Levoit Eleva 300X: Clean Air Just Became a Sleep Product

Levoit's new Eleva 300X isn't pitched as a gadget for allergy season — it's designed for the bedroom. A 3-channel AirSight Plus 2.0 sensor tracks PM1.0, PM2.5 and PM10 in real time, fully sealed 3-stage HEPA filtration captures 99.97% of airborne particles, and Sleep Mode runs at around 20 dB.

Honor Magic V6: The Largest Battery Ever Fitted in a Foldable Just Went on Sale in Germany

Honor's Magic V6 packs a 6,660mAh battery into an 8.75mm folded frame — the first foldable certified to both IP68 and IP69. And the device is only half the story: Honor now calls itself an AI device ecosystem company.

Roborock RockMow: The Vacuum Giants Step Outside

Roborock — the world's No. 1 robot vacuum brand — now mows lawns. The RockMow and RockNeo series bring a decade of indoor navigation mastery to the garden, and Tekpoint distributes the brand across Germany, Austria and the BeNeLux.

NAVEE ST5: Why Design Is the New Performance in Micro-Mobility

The NAVEE ST5 series took the Platinum Award at the 2026 London Design Awards — the show's highest honour. Here's why that reflects a design philosophy, not a lucky year, and why Tekpoint backs the brand.

Xiaomi Electric Scooter 6: Built to Win Europe's Peak Season

Europe's e-scooter market is projected to reach $4.7 billion by 2033, and demand peaks in summer. Xiaomi's Electric Scooter 6 series arrives as the company's strongest European lineup yet — and Tekpoint is ready to deliver it across the DACH region.

The Real Bottleneck in Robotics Isn't Walking — It's Hands

Humanoid robots are learning to walk, but the breakthrough that unlocks real-world adoption will happen on the end of their arms. The bottleneck in dexterous manipulation has shifted from mechanics to tactile sensing and training data.

Roborock's Saros Rover: The First Robot Vacuum That Climbs and Cleans Stairs

At CES 2026, Roborock unveiled the Saros Rover — the world's first robot vacuum built on an AI-powered wheel-leg architecture that climbs stairs and cleans each step. It marks the home robot's shift into a serious robotics platform.

Tekpoint Becomes Partner and Co-Owner of Harmonix

Tekpoint has become a partner, co-owner, and distribution partner of Harmonix, the Icelandic audio-tech company building a continuous hearing ecosystem across smart glasses and over-the-counter hearing enhancement.

Open Beats Locked: Why Rokid's AI Glasses Strategy Matters

Rokid built the first open AI ecosystem in smart glasses — running ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude natively. At 38.5g and $299, they undercut Meta on every metric that matters.

From #1 Vacuum Brand to Home Robotics Platform: Roborock's Strategic Transformation

Three consecutive years at #1, 27% global market share, a Real Madrid partnership, and a product roadmap that goes far beyond vacuums. Roborock is building a home robotics ecosystem.

The DACH Consumer Squeeze

GfK at -29.8, ECB rate hike at 94% probability, 17.4% of German retailers fearing for survival — and brands raising RRPs into the storm. A deep dive into what's really happening at the shelf.

China's Bet for European Shelf

JD.com is acquiring Ceconomy, launching Joybuy across Europe, and reshaping how consumer electronics reach the shelf. A distributor's perspective on the biggest retail shakeup in years.

NIU Broke 1.12 Million Sales — Then Reset Everything

NIU became the world's second-largest pure electric two-wheeler brand in 2025. Their 2026 EICMA lineup — NQiX 1000, FQiX, and XQi 500 — is not incremental. It is a full reset.

ANTHBOT Signs Marc ter Stegen — Robotic Lawn Care Just Grew Up

A world-class goalkeeper as brand ambassador for robot mowers? ANTHBOT's partnership with Marc ter Stegen signals a category that's gone from niche gadget to genuine home infrastructure.

Govee's CES 2026 Lineup Signals Smart Lighting's Next Phase

Govee unveiled three products at CES 2026 that mark a clear shift from decorative RGB lighting to AI-driven ambient intelligence — with LuminBlend+, AI Lighting Bot 2.0, and DaySync powering the transition.

The Scooter Just Grew Up: Xiaomi Electric Scooter 6 Series

The Xiaomi Electric Scooter 6 lineup closes the gap between fun gadget and real commuter vehicle — with 1200W power, 75km range, and iF Design Awards across the board.

Humanoid Robots Just Left the Lab

2026 is the experimentation year. 2027 is when mass adoption begins. Why the smartest move in distribution is positioning before the wave arrives.

Navimow Earns the First-Ever TÜV Rheinland Lawn Care Certification

Segway Navimow's X420 and i206 AWD models achieve the industry's first TÜV Rheinland Lawn Care certification — proving robotic mowers can protect premium lawns, not just cut them.

Physical AI Is Already Here — From Factory Floor to Your Living Room

Forrester's Top 10 Emerging Technologies for 2026 confirms what the industry has been building toward: AI is leaving the screen and entering the physical world.

Xiaomi's Smart Home Ecosystem Is Coming for Europe

8.5 million air conditioners shipped globally. Wi-Fi 7 routers with NAS. HyperOS connecting everything. Xiaomi isn't entering European smart homes — they're redefining them.

ANTHBOT: From Startup to CES Best in Show in Three Years

How ANTHBOT's 4-in-1 robotic mowing system and autonomous vehicle-grade AI won over CES 2026 — and why outdoor robotics is the next frontier.

Roborock Didn't Just Build a Better Vacuum — They Redefined What a Home Robot Can Do

Two years ago, most European households thought of robot vacuums as expensive toys. Today, Roborock ships millions of units across the continent — and the technology gap has never been wider.

How Asian Tech Brands Can Successfully Enter the European Market

Expanding into Europe sounds straightforward — until you hit regulatory walls, logistics complexity, and retail structures that work nothing like your home market. Here's what actually matters.

GPSR Is Live: What the EU's New Product Safety Rules Mean for Your Brand

The General Product Safety Regulation took effect in December 2024. If you sell physical products in the EU, here's what changed and what you need to do about it.

What European Retail Partners Actually Expect from Your Logistics

You've got the product and the price. But can you deliver 10,000 units to 15 countries with EDI integration, retail-ready packaging, and 24-hour processing? That's the real question.