The Finest Sensible Dwelling Tech at CES 2026

No sensible lock has all of it, however the V7 Max feels prefer it’s shut. Wi-fi optical charging, palm and finger vein scanning, facial recognition, Matter assist, and indoor and outside touchscreens and video cameras—all in a slick-looking, slender mortise door lock—make it one of the crucial compelling sensible locks on its approach to the market. Will it’s costly? Oh my, sure—Lockin hasn’t introduced pricing, however its predecessor, the V5 Max, started at 39,990 New Taiwan dollars, or round $1,270 U.S. {dollars}.

Sensible thermostats have nearly solely been the area of Nest and Ecobee for years, however Aqara debuted what might be a banger of another at CES 2026: the Thermostat Hub W200. It’s greater than only a thermostat; it has a millimeter wave presence sensor (that’s the type that may inform if an individual is within the room even when they’re sitting nonetheless), can work as a video doorbell monitor with Aqara video doorbells, and capabilities as a sensible residence hub for each Aqara and third-party Matter units. Aqara can be the primary firm to announce compatibility with Apple Dwelling’s new Adaptive Temperature and Clear Vitality Steerage options.

Govee’s new Ceiling Light Ultra lies in a murky space between sensible mild and show, because of a 616-LED array of lights sitting below its plastic cowl. With these, the 21-inch mild can present vibrant colours, positive, however it could actually additionally show photos with much more element than one thing like its Curtain Lights. In consequence, at CES 2026, I may make out the fuzzy animated visible of a rotating Earth slightly below this Matter-compatible mild’s cowl. There was plenty of lighting on the tech present, however the Ceiling Mild Extremely was probably the most attention-grabbing that I noticed, by far.

Signify’s Philips Hue didn’t have something in the way in which of latest merchandise to point out, however nonetheless managed to impress me with its new SpatialAware feature. The characteristic helps you to use your smartphone’s digicam and LiDAR sensor to determine the place Hue lights are positioned relative to at least one one other, to be able to use that info in scenes. Within the firm’s CES 2026 suite, that meant that one scene unfold colour over many lights in order that they resembled a sundown. One brighter, yellow mild served because the solar, whereas the remaining shades of yellow, orange, pink, and purple appeared to radiate out from that to the opposite lights, their hue relying on the place they have been within the room. The characteristic is coming in spring 2026, however solely to house owners of the Philips Hue Bridge Professional.

The Saros Rover can climb and clear stairs, one thing robotic vacuum firms have been racing to realize in recent times. That doubtlessly beats even what I noticed only a few months in the past with the still-unreleased Eufy Marswalker or Dreame Cyber X, each of that are little mech fits/headcrab-likes that allow separate robotic vacuums drive up and down stairs to get between flooring, however not clear the steps themselves. At CES 2026, we noticed the Saros Rover actually may climb and clear stairs (very slowly). After all, whether or not it’s price paying nonetheless many 1000’s of {dollars} that Roborock will presumably ask for the Rover is dependent upon whether or not or not it’s truly robotic vacuum apart from.

Aqara, which already makes the FP2, among the finest millimeter wave presence sensors I’ve used, is stepping up its sport with the Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400. For the uninitiated, presence sensors are a bit like occupancy sensors, however extra exact and in a position to inform if somebody is within the room even when they’re not transferring, and might set off automations primarily based on particular areas of a room. The FP400 builds on that by having the ability to observe as much as 10 folks directly, and by triggering automations primarily based on when somebody stands, sits, or lies down, based on the corporate. Like previous Aqara presence sensors, it’ll be Matter-compatible. Aqara didn’t announce a launch date or pricing.