Samsung Electronics' home appliance consumable concept design. [Provided by Samsung Electronics]
Samsung Electronics' home appliance consumable concept design. [Provided by Samsung Electronics]

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it won eight awards in the concept design category of the Red Dot Design Award 2026, including two Best of the Best honors — the competition's highest distinction.

The Best of the Best awards went to the company's home appliance consumable concept design and its kids robot "Dreamo and Minimo." Both were recognized for using AI to understand users' situations and preferences, delivering differentiated experiences and pointing toward a vision of future lifestyles.

The home appliance consumable concept design has now swept all three of the world's top design awards — having previously taken the gold prize at the iF Design Award 2026 and the gold prize at the IDEA Design Award 2024 before adding the Red Dot top honor.

The design lets users intuitively identify how to handle consumable parts by color alone: gray for semi-permanent components, green for recyclable parts and brown for items destined for general disposal — enabling correct handling without any additional explanation.

Samsung Electronics' kids robot "Dreamo and Minimo." [Provided by Samsung Electronics]
Samsung Electronics' kids robot "Dreamo and Minimo." [Provided by Samsung Electronics]

Dreamo and Minimo is a next-generation kids robot concept that uses AI to deliver personalized experiences tailored to a child's interests and stage of development. The home-based robot unit "Dreamo" and the portable "Minimo" work in tandem to stay with a child anytime, anywhere. The concept presents a vision of a future AI companion that grows alongside children as they interact with generative AI characters they create themselves.

Six additional entries took the main award: an "AI Beauty Mirror" that scans the face to analyze skin condition and suggest personalized care; a "Panorama UX" AI interface that automatically optimizes screen layout and interaction based on user characteristics and context; an "AI Kitchen" that uses AI and robotics to support everything from meal recommendations and ingredient management to cooking and cleaning; a glasses-free 3D interactive platform called "Spatial Tab"; an AI home companion called "Puco"; and a "Fluid AI Design System" that combines an AI agent with generative UI to create personalized interfaces.

Mauro Porcini, president and chief design officer of Samsung Electronics' DX Division, said, "The more technology advances, the more important it becomes to deeply understand people." He added that the company would continue "creating more natural and meaningful experiences for individuals, grounded in Expressive Design that reflects the diversity of each person."


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