Aqara's New Home Sensor Is Blind but Brilliant: Here's How It Watches You
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Key Points:
- Aqara introduced the FP400 Spatial Multi-Sensor at CES 2026, featuring presence-sensing technology that detects room occupancy and the positions of up to 10 people without using cameras, enhancing privacy.
- The FP400 uses mmWave radar and learning algorithms to identify if individuals are standing, sitting, or lying down, and can track movement habits over time, making it suitable for applications like elder care and fall detection.
- Compatible with Matter and major smart home platforms such as Apple Home, Google Home, and Alexa, the sensor enables automated actions like adjusting lighting and thermostats based on presence data without recording video.
- Aqara also showcased the smaller Multi-State Sensor P100, which uses 9-axis sensing to monitor motion, vibrations,
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