First vacuums — then the world

April 22, 2026 Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Many startups spend years trying to become a household name. Others just spend $10 million on a Super Bowl ad. That's Dreame's bet. The little-known Chinese robot vacuum company has grand ambitions to become a global consumer electronics giant and chose to run a pricey 30-second spot as its opening move. If it works, the ad may be remembered as the beginning of the rise of the next global tech powerhouse. If it doesn't? Well, let's just say Quibi ran a Super Bowl ad, too.

Dreame's CEO wants to be the Chinese Elon Musk

Dreame - pronounced dreamy - used its half-minute of exposure to promise a dizzying product evolution: from robot vacuums a …

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