SwitchBot’s smart home future includes 3D-mapping smart locks, robot assistance

SwitchBot’s CES 2026 involves more smart home automation, including an improved 3D facial recognition smart lock and a semi-humanoid household robot.

SwitchBot Lock Vision Pro – Image Credit: SwitchBot

SwitchBot is known for its smart vacuum cleaners and curtain robots. As it expands its reach in the smart home, it’s also pushing into a few new areas too at CES 2026.

For people interested in investing in a smart lock, the SwitchBot Lock Vision series is an expansion from the Keypad Vision it launched last year. The new Lock Vision can perform facial recognition of the user, mapping over 2,000 infrared projection points to create a 3D facial map, meaning video clips of the user can’t be used to fool it.

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