Samsung Electronics Wins Top Honors at 'Red Dot Design Award 2026'... Takes Home 8 Awards

Home Appliance Accessories and Kids Robots Win Top Honors
Proving Distinctive Design Competitiveness

Samsung Electronics announced on July 14 that it won a total of eight awards, including two top prizes, at the prestigious international design competition 'Red Dot Design Award 2026'.

The Red Dot Design Award, established in 1955 by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany, is a globally renowned design competition that recognizes excellence in product design, design concept, and brand & communication across three categories.

Samsung Electronics' Concept Design for Home Appliance Consumables. Samsung Electronics

The highest honor, 'Best of the Best,' was awarded to the 'Samsung Home Appliances Accessories' preliminary concept design and the kids robots 'Dremo & Minimo'.

This year's winning entries were highly praised for providing differentiated user experiences by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to understand users' situations and preferences, and for presenting a vision for future lifestyles.

The preliminary concept design for home appliance consumables is characterized by an intuitive approach that allows users to distinguish management methods based solely on the color of the consumable. Semi-permanent parts are marked in gray, recyclable parts in green, and general waste in brown, enabling users to identify the correct disposal method without the need for additional explanation. This concept has achieved the distinction of winning all three of the world's major design awards: the iF Design Award 2026 Gold, the IDEA Design Award 2024 Gold, and now the Red Dot Design Award's highest honor.

Samsung Electronics' kids robots Drimo and Minimo. Samsung Electronics

The kids robots 'Dremo & Minimo' are next-generation kids robot concepts that use AI to provide personalized experiences tailored to children's interests and developmental stages. The main robot, 'Dremo,' is used at home, while the portable 'Minimo' can be taken anywhere, allowing children to always be accompanied by their robot companions. Through this, Samsung Electronics has presented a vision of AI companions of the future that enable children to continuously interact and grow with their own generative AI characters.

In addition, six design concepts that utilize AI to enhance quality of life were recognized with the Main Prize (Winner). These include: ▲ 'AI Beauty Mirror,' which scans the user's face to analyze skin condition and recommend personalized care; ▲ 'Panorama UX,' an AI interface that automatically optimizes screen layout and interactions based on user characteristics and context; ▲ 'AI Kitchen,' which leverages AI and robotics to support everything from meal recommendations to ingredient management, cooking, and cleaning; ▲ 'Spatial Tab,' an interactive platform based on glasses-free 3D technology that enables real-time interaction and natural eye contact; ▲ 'PUCO,' an AI home companion that recognizes situations and provides support and empathy through spatial projection and delicate nonverbal interactions; and ▲ 'Fluid AI Design System,' which combines AI agents with a generative UI to create customized interfaces.

Mauro Porcini, President and Chief Design Officer (CDO) of the Device eXperience (DX) Division at Samsung Electronics, stated, "As technology advances, what matters most is deeply understanding people," adding, "We will continue to create more natural and meaningful experiences for individuals, based on expressive design that reflects personal diversity."

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