Beijing, September 8, 2026 — At its AIDAY 2026 Xiaodu launch event on September 8, Baidu unveiled four new consumer devices — including a smart screen, smart camera and smart speaker — all running its "Super Xiaodu" agent architecture with DuMate as the unified task-execution backbone.
The rollout gives DuMate direct access to Xiaodu's installed base of more than 55 million Chinese households, instantly turning Baidu's AI agent into one of the largest consumer-facing agent deployments in the country.
The strategic shift moves Baidu's agent from cloud demos into living-room touchpoints. Xiaodu's installed base, accumulated over years of smart-speaker and smart-display sales, now serves as a distribution channel for DuMate capabilities — including voice control, content recommendation, smart-home orchestration and increasingly proactive task execution.
Industry observers said the move puts pressure on other consumer-AI platforms to lock in hardware distribution channels before the next wave of agent-led user experiences arrives.
