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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0:00 Introduction: IFA Smart Home Overview
0:30 Home Theater
1:00 Smart Lights
1:15 Home Brewing Machine
1:40 Xiaomi Smart Home
3:40 Pool Cleaner & Lawn Mower
4:35 Bumper Cars
4:45 Robotic Arm
5:20 Smart Litter Box
5:45 Smart Bird Feeder
5:56 Power Solutions
6:17 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
@RantingKiosk
September 5, 2026 at 9:31 pm
“AI cameras in the bedroom” do you not hear yourself? No one wants this, no privacy.
@somedayitsgonnamakesense
September 5, 2026 at 11:29 pm
now how can i feed the birds if there’s no wifi to spy them?
@urbanstrencan
September 6, 2026 at 5:35 am
Xiaomi ecosystem includes even their awesome cars SU7 and YU7 😅😅😊
@SmartHomeHASHTAGS
September 6, 2026 at 12:25 pm
Minus 2 degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit? I would think Celcius, but as CNET is American and stuck in the dark ages…🤷🏼
@stdenysthemartyr
September 6, 2026 at 9:58 pm
Inches, centimeters…these are actual units of measurement. “Absolutely massive” is not.
And now you know
@CNET
September 7, 2026 at 9:22 am
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IFA 2026 Keeps Delivering New Tech and We’re Tracking Down the Things You Can Actually Buy Right Now
@aspiringdaddysboi
September 7, 2026 at 1:00 pm
“Journalist” but immediately inserts himself into the story instead of just informing. We now know more about him and his personality quirks than any of the products. Interesting choice.
@ZoeyCasa
September 8, 2026 at 9:25 pm
I like my dumb house