At CES 2026, SwitchBot is outlining what it calls its Smart Home 2.0 strategy, a broader shift toward AI-driven, interconnected devices that move beyond simple automation. The company will present this vision publicly on January 4 at the Venetian Expo, where it plans to demonstrate a lineup that blends household robotics, biometric security, and personal information tools into a more unified ecosystem.
Rather than focusing on incremental updates to existing products, SwitchBot is using CES to frame a longer-term roadmap built around embodied AI. The central idea is that devices should not only respond to commands, but also interpret environments, understand context, and carry out actions with less manual input. This approach spans several categories, from robotics to comfort and security devices, all designed to work together rather than as isolated smart home accessories.
The most ambitious product on display is onero H1, an AI household robot positioned as a step toward more generalized domestic robotics. Instead of being limited to a single task, onero H1 is designed to adapt across a range of household scenarios that are traditionally difficult to automate. It uses 22 degrees of freedom and an on-device OmniSense VLA model to combine visual perception, depth sensing, and tactile feedback. This allows the robot to better understand object shape, position, and contact states, improving reliability for actions such as grasping, pushing, opening, and organizing. SwitchBot describes onero H1 as a coordinating element within its broader ecosystem, intended to work alongside the company’s existing task-focused devices rather than replace them. The robot and its A1 robotic arms are expected to be available for preorder through SwitchBot’s website.
Security is another major focus of the Smart Home 2.0 lineup. The SwitchBot Lock Vista Series introduces what the company says is the first deadbolt smart lock to use 3D structured-light facial recognition. The system projects more than 2,000 infrared points to build a three-dimensional facial map, aiming for fast unlocking and higher resistance to spoofing attempts such as photos or videos. All biometric data is stored locally on the device. The locks also include redundant power systems, combining a rechargeable main battery, a long-life backup battery, and emergency power support. Matter-over-Wi-Fi connectivity allows direct integration with Apple Home without a separate hub. An expanded model, the Lock Vista Pro, adds palm-vein recognition using near-infrared sensing, offering an alternative biometric method for situations where facial recognition may be less practical.
Beyond robotics and security, SwitchBot is also introducing a group of products focused on everyday comfort and information management. The SwitchBot AI MindClip is a lightweight, wearable voice-based assistant designed to capture conversations, meetings, and daily notes, then organize them into searchable summaries and task lists using cloud-based AI services. Weighing 18 grams and supporting over 100 languages, the device is positioned as a personal knowledge tool rather than a traditional smart assistant, aiming to reduce cognitive load by helping users recall and structure spoken information.
Environmental awareness is addressed through the SwitchBot Weather Station, which features a 7.5-inch E-Ink display. It consolidates time, date, indoor temperature and humidity, air quality, sunrise and sunset data, and a six-day weather forecast into a single interface. The device also supports calendar syncing and automated smart home scenes, alongside AI-generated daily weather briefings and contextual suggestions.
Rounding out the comfort-focused products is SwitchBot OBBOTO, a desk-sized pixel globe light built with more than 2,900 RGB LEDs. Designed as an ambient companion rather than a primary light source, OBBOTO uses motion sensing, music visualization, and AI-driven animations to display information such as time and weather or to create mood-based lighting patterns for focus, relaxation, or sleep.
In addition to its smart home lineup, SwitchBot will also showcase Acemate Tennis Robot, a separate project from its incubated sports technology division. The robot is designed to simulate real rally conditions using AI, highlighting how SwitchBot’s expertise in robotics is being applied beyond the home.
Collectively, the CES 2026 announcements signal a shift in how SwitchBot wants to be perceived. The company is moving away from being known primarily for small, retrofit-style automation gadgets and toward a more integrated platform built around perception, reasoning, and action. Whether this Smart Home 2.0 vision translates into practical, reliable experiences at scale will depend on how well these devices perform outside controlled demos, but CES will mark the first opportunity to see how far SwitchBot’s ambitions have progressed.
