CES 2026, one of the world’s most influential technology events and the “annual technology benchmark”, officially opened today. The cleaning robot track has become the home of Chinese companies. Smart homes have also fully entered the AI era. In addition to door locks and refrigerators with AI black technology, even daily necessities such as lamps, beds, and mirrors have been upgraded to smart models.
Taking a comprehensive look at the smart home track at CES, there are three major trends:
First of all, Chinese companies such as Zhuimi, Stone Technology, Cloud Whale, MOVA, and No. 9 Technology have almost become the “top players” in the CES cleaning robot track. At this exhibition, Chinese companies have even made great use of cleaning robots. Sweeping robots that can run and fly have attracted onlookers.
Secondly, in the smart home category, refrigerators and smart door locks have become more intelligent. AI can help you plan ingredients and identify strangers to automatically lock your car.
Finally, lamps, beds, mirrors and other more daily items with single functions have also kept up with the trend of AI, such as looking in the mirror to measure body data, and mattresses helping you automatically adjust your sleeping angle.
At the exhibition site, smart home is still a key area of the main venue, attracting a steady flow of people. Chinese manufacturers have become the backbone of it and are showing more new and technologically advanced features.
Sweeping robots are still an indispensable part of the smart home field.
This time at CES, Chinese companies have already come up with new tricks.
Chuimi has launched a crawler-type Cyber
Cloud Whale is targeting AI. Its new flagship sweeping robot Flow 2 can monitor pets and help you find valuables and toys; Midea’s vacuum cleaner brand Eureka has released a cheaper sweeping robot E10 Evo Plus with a base, which is $100 cheaper than the previous generation and has a great price/performance ratio; Anker Innovation has unveiled its first sweeping robot Eufy S2, which combines sweeping and mopping with its own fragrance.
The most eye-catching thing about MOVA is the sweeping robot Pilot 70. This robot can fly and take care of traditional cleaning dead spots such as balconies and attics.
Both No.9 Technology and Stone Technology demonstrated their own lawn mowing robots. Kumo Technology’s new swimming pool robot Spino S1 Pro can rise from the water on its own to charge.
The functional evolution and innovation of smart cameras, refrigerators, door locks and other devices continue to follow the previous lines.
Lulian launched the SynCare camera product line and officially entered the smart home.
Samsung’s AI refrigerator Family Hub is equipped with Google Gemini 3, which can control the opening and closing of the door directly with voice.
Smart door locks compatible with Matter and NFC are also a highlight.
The Affirm series of Luko smart locks are natively compatible with Matter and can be swiped with physical cards; TCL’s new smart lock D2 Pro Palm Vein can link with Alexa and Google; Chamberlain’s new lock myQ Secure View automatically locks the door and car when it recognizes a stranger, maximizing the safety factor.
Various AI-powered cosmetic mirrors, sleep lamps, and smart beds were overwhelmed at CES.
The smart shoe tool Airet can be linked to turn on the air purifier; the HEYMIRROR smart makeup mirror directly allows AI to help you dress; Nuralogix’s “Longevity Mirror” is even more powerful, and can assess your heart rate, cardiovascular disease risk, and mental health in 30 seconds.
Sleepal’s AI sleep light and SomaNest’s smart mattress were also unveiled, focusing on helping you get a good night’s sleep.
At this year’s CES, smart home appliances are still a major attraction. Not only are leading players such as Samsung showing off new ways to play smart homes, but companies such as Chuimi and Stone are also showing off upgraded products.
Compared with other tracks in the consumer electronics industry, smart home products are more closely connected to users’ individuals and families, and AI is accelerating industrial change.
Various manufacturers have deployed AI technology into refrigerators, smart door locks and other equipment, but there are still no more hot-selling applications or products. Sweeping robots are constantly improving from form to function.
In the future, the combination of AI and smart homes will have a deeper impact on all walks of life.
