There’s still a lot of room for both these factors improve.
There are lots of brands that offer sensors with spotty reliabilityparticularly those that measure water and temperature.
We already know that the most trusted name in sensors, Aqara, isrumoredto release a newpresence sensor.
If the robot can shuttle water, what else can it move for you?
Instead, Id like robot vacuums to better integrate with existing voice assistants.
Also, I’d love to see robot vacuums take on baseboards.
I predict well see a ton of robot lawnmowers this year, which is exciting.
I would not like to see more lawn printing, which allows you to mow designs into your lawn.
Though it sounded exciting, it turned out to be pretty silly in practice.
Will we finally get our personal robots this year?
RememberBallie, from Samsung?
So far, Im unimpressed with those Ive tried.
I hope we continue to see growth in the retrofit market, which benefits renters.
Where else can smart locks possibly go?
It feels likeStar Trek.
There are still many kinds of older locks that have few or no smart lock retrofit options.
We also saw an explosion ofoff-grid cameraswhich worked well and only needed solar power.
The downside of these cameras is the amount of data they use, since theyre not connected to wifi.
Id like to see better compression of that video on off-grid cameras so they become more usable.
Id love to see the cameras get smaller and less visible, too.
Finally, I hope to see better security around these cameras, with real ways to secure the feeds.
Most people utilize Google, Apple, or Amazon for this.
Personally, I would prefer to see brands focus on exceptional integration with major multi-hubs that already exist.
Matter has been slow to adoption, but I still believe in its potential.
Id also like to see automation get easier with our assistants and multi-hubs.
It’s a lot of “if this happens, do that.”
Its difficult to execute multi-step automations or dependent automations with more than one condition.
Id love to see that change.
