AI could bring the smart home closer to the Star Trek dream: a central “computer” that runs your home. At IFA this week, SwitchBot – best known for its button-pushing robots – is debuting a product that lays the groundwork for at least part of that vision.
The new SwitchBot AI Hub combines local AI processing with a cloud-based visual language model (VLM) to interpret events in your home and use them to trigger automations, moving the company a small step closer to creating a truly intelligent home.
Paired with SwitchBot’s home security cameras, including its pan-tilt indoor camera and video doorbell, the AI Hub will “understand” events i …
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