From robot arms to bumper cars, I found the best home tech I’d put inside my smart home of the future
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YouTube Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: IFA Smart Home Overview
00:30 – Home Theater
01:00 – Smart Lights
01:15 – Home Brewing Machine
01:40 – Xiaomi Smart Home
03:40 – Pool Cleaner & Lawn Mower
04:35 – Bumper Cars
04:45 – Robotic Arm
05:20 – Smart Litter Box
05:45 – Smart Bird Feeder
05:56 – Power Solutions
06:17 – Final Thoughts
Video Credits:
Host: Andrew Lanxon
Scripted by: Andrew Lanxon
Producer: Dillon Lopez
Camera: Dillon Lopez
Video Editor: Dillon Lopez
Thumbnail Designer: Cole Kan
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@MR_a7d4
September 5, 2026 at 2:02 pm
3:55
@Rowllex
September 5, 2026 at 2:53 pm
@MR_a7d4 lmao pure joy
@Theanshtalrejashow
September 5, 2026 at 2:05 pm
Love cnet I would like to do a video like this
@maxemala
September 5, 2026 at 2:30 pm
Absolutely don’t need any of this
@ethanpatel3622
September 5, 2026 at 2:53 pm
@maxemala no one needs any of it. But survival is only the first step to thriving
@БандэрлохЗЕбланМайдауны
September 5, 2026 at 3:46 pm
🤩🤩already running smart everything Xiaomi and a car
@MrPresidency
September 5, 2026 at 4:05 pm
What happened to lifex? Lifix?
@abdulsadiq8873
September 5, 2026 at 4:13 pm
LG TV=goodbye privacy
@DODI-f2q
September 5, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Absolutely don’t need any of this ..
@mackisbrocklesnar
September 5, 2026 at 8:58 pm
@DODI-f2q need? we don’t need 90% of things we own. Need is not even a factor to buy things.
@고기오리-z5t
September 5, 2026 at 6:51 pm
저딴거 다 필요없음 휴머노이드 하나만 있으면 무인도 가서 살아도 편함
@needleontherecord
September 5, 2026 at 7:19 pm
This is just making humans lazy and dumb.
@SSS-mp8th
September 5, 2026 at 7:58 pm
At this point other than lights and a vacuum and security I don’t think I’ll be adding anything smart to my home. Don’t really want more AI in my life. For appliances we want reliable not wifi.
@SSS-mp8th
September 5, 2026 at 8:01 pm
Let me know when they have Westworld level companions….
@patcostello3882
September 5, 2026 at 8:19 pm
We DO NOT WANT cameras in our bedrooms WTF