Recently, the smart home track has ushered in a period of intensive release of blockbuster new products. A number of products that have broken through the industry’s existing technical ceiling have been unveiled. Home smart functions that once only existed in science fiction scenes are rapidly coming to fruition. 2026 is also regarded by the industry as a key node for smart homes to shift from “conceptual gimmicks” to “practical needs”.
The following is an inventory of 6 recently released core smart new products:
Tortus G-Rover: The world’s first wheel-footed sweeping robot that can climb stairs autonomously
The G-Rover launched by Roborock Technology completely breaks the limitation that traditional sweepers can only operate on a flat surface. It adopts a bionic wheel-leg hybrid drive architecture. Each wheel leg has three degrees of freedom: extension, lifting, and lifting. It works with sensors to scan the step environment in real time and AI to dynamically calculate traffic strategies. It can independently climb straight ladders, curved ladders, round-nose steps and other terrains with different heights. The working range is directly expanded from a two-dimensional plane to a three-dimensional space, completely solving the pain point of duplex residential users who need to manually carry the sweeper.
This product also sends a clear signal: the core of competition in the sweeper industry has shifted from suction parameters to “kung fu” of space traffic capacity.
Zhenghao full-scenario energy storage matrix: AI energy management becomes the new brain of home intelligence
Zhenghao recently released a number of energy storage products such as Oasis 3.0, energy smart EcoBot, Stream 2 series, and Ocean 2, achieving full scenario coverage of mobile energy storage, balcony energy storage, home energy storage, and industrial and commercial energy storage.
Among them, the core product energy intelligence EcoBot is not a simple charging and discharging device, but dynamically schedules household energy use through AI algorithms: automatically matching charging during valley periods and discharging during peak periods of electricity prices to maximize the efficiency of photovoltaic power generation. It can also link all smart appliances in the home to schedule operating periods, truly realizing a smart upgrade from “remote controllable” to “automatic money saving.”
Cobos “Eight Realms”: the first open source robot to reconstruct the ecological logic of the industry
The first open source robot “Eight Realms” launched by Ecovacs has opened up 45 core atomic capabilities to support secondary innovation by global developers. Ordinary users can also reproduce five demonstration scenarios such as toy storage, finding and delivering objects, and desktop organization with zero code.
Different from the traditional closed ecosystem in which robot functions are limited by manufacturers, this open source product is equivalent to completely opening up the underlying capabilities of the robot. In the future, a “robot application store” is expected to be born. Users can download and install corresponding functions according to their needs, pushing the industry to a new development stage from “selling hardware” to “making a platform”.
Casarte Conductor Series: AI artistic appliances realize active service throughout the house
The world’s first set of AI panoramic artistic appliances “Conductor Series” released by Casarte is equipped with four major capabilities: AI Eyes 2.0, AI Ling Ears, AI Cloud Brain, and AI Intelligence, which can achieve global perception and whole-house linkage: the refrigerator automatically adjusts the preservation mode after recognizing the ingredients, and at the same time links the oven to preheat in advance. When the user enters the kitchen, the lights and range hoods automatically turn on. All home appliances are no longer independent individuals, but form a coordinated service whole, truly realizing a whole-house intelligent experience where people do not move but equipment moves.
Chai Mi AI Smart Ring: Smart homes shift from “managing things” to “managing people”
The AI smart ring launched by Chuimi weighs only 2.6g and can be worn without any feeling. It supports professional ECG monitoring and covers multi-dimensional health data tracking such as heart rate, blood oxygen, body temperature, sleep, etc. It also supports data sharing with relatives and friends.
This product also marks the extension of the service boundary of smart home from home devices to the users themselves. Health data can be used as the basis for intelligent decision-making throughout the house. For example, it automatically adjusts the air conditioner temperature when the user’s sleep quality is poor, and automatically turns on the air purifier when the heart rate is detected to be high, realizing an upgrade from the “Internet of Things” to the “Internet of People.”
Xiaomi Mijia ecosystem continues to expand: low-priced categories weave dense smart life network
Xiaomi has also recently launched a number of new ecological products, including the 129 yuan Mijia Electric Nose Hair Trimmer Pro, the 399 yuan new Redmi bracelet that supports HyperOS interconnection, and the smart home panel with Xiaoai voice, etc. It continues the strategy of “setting the benchmark for high-end, mass-marketing in the mid-range, and spreading ecology at the low-end”. By covering all categories of smart devices ranging from a few yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, it allows users to gradually build a complete whole-house smart experience under the premise of low threshold.
It is easy to see from the recently released new products that the smart home industry is undergoing three core changes: First, AI has changed from a marketing gimmick to the core competitiveness of products, and home appliances have shifted from “people adapting to machines” to “machines adapt to people.” Second, industry competition has shifted from single product competition to full-scenario ecological competition, and device linkage experience has become a core barrier. Third, open source and openness have become a new development direction. In the future, smart hardware will have a rich third-party application ecosystem like smartphones.
Although some high-end products are currently priced on the high side and there are still obstacles to cross-brand ecological interoperability, the entire industry is already on the right development direction, and 2026 is likely to be the starting point for a full-scale explosion of smart homes.
