SwitchBot Onero H1 aims to bring robot butlers from The Jetsons to your smart home

Are our homes ready for a real-life Rosie the Robot? SwitchBot thinks so

The company also announced a new smart lock to its SwitchBot Lock Vision Series, an AI MindClip, a Weather Station, and an interactive light display. It's CES time, which means it's also time to read about the latest innovations in robotics and see more futuristic robots on the news than are in the I, Robot movie. Most of the robots we see at CES, however, are prototypes and far from making sense for the average consumer to attain. Yet SwitchBot is working on one that may actually turn smart home enthusiasts onto the robot market. The SwitchBot Onero H1 is an embodied AI robot -- that is, a humanoid robot meant to eliminate the need for humans to do housework. Think of Rosie the Robot from The Jetsons -- the Onero H1 is like a tall, less tinny version of that: a wheeled robot that can do anything from laundry to dishes to picking up your kids' toys. Also: CES 2026 live blog: Latest news on TVs, AI, phones, more SwitchBot shared a video of the Onero H1 in action, and it's quite enthralling. The robot can be seen navigating a home, preparing coffee, cooking breakfast, loading the dishwasher, and washing the windows. It even asks like a servant to receive a jacket someone throws at it when they come home. It sounds too good to be true, right? It might not be, since SwitchBot claims the Onero H1 is coming to the market "soon," though no specific date has been announced. In terms of functionality, the Onero H1 features an on-device OmniSense VLA model and 22 degrees of freedom. It's capable of learning and adapting to various tasks, while also working in coordination with existing SwitchBot devices. The robot learns and reacts to its environment using visual perception and tactile feedback to perform tasks such as grasping, pushing, and opening, which are necessary for household chores. Having a robot that can wash and fold your laundry, bring you food and drinks, and pick up after everyone at home sounds like a dream, precisely because such a thing is extremely difficult to create. Many of us with robot vacuums at home know how far those devices have to go to clean like a person, so creating a robot that can handle all housework currently done by humans is a huge ask. Also: CES 2026 trends to watch: 5 biggest topics we're expecting at the world's biggest tech show I'm no robotics expert, but I believe a household robot should have either a very high degree of intelligence to perform changing household tasks effectively. I can't imagine a robot coming to my home and going straight to the kitchen to load the dishwasher without at least some learning process or involvement from me. Using AI and visual learning algorithms, robots can learn and adapt to varying scenarios in real-time, but we're not yet at the point of having an affordable robot that can react and adapt like a human. Here's the thing, though: SwitchBot has been perfecting multiple different technologies to automate household tasks over the years, so if there's a company that can actually deliver a functional household robot, SwitchBot may be it. The company already has the SwitchBot K20+ Pro, a multitasking robot that goes over the K10+ robot vacuum and can transport anything from cameras to air purifiers around your home. I'm excited to test the SwitchBot Onero H1 at CES, and will continue to update this story as I gain more experience with it.

SwitchBot's new robot could take household chores off your plate

CES always brings a flood of futuristic tech, and this year, robot butlers are stealing the spotlight. LG has already teased its CLOiD robot, and SwitchBot is joining the fray with its first humanoid robot built to handle household chores. SwitchBot says the onero H1 is a completely automatic and collaborative robot that can help users with a wide range of domestic tasks. The robot features two fully articulating arms with 22 degrees of freedom, giving it near-human dexterity. Recommended Videos The onero H1 scans its surroundings using multiple Intel RealSense cameras in its head, arms, hands, and abdomen, and processes the data with SwitchBot's OmniSense VLA AI algorithm. According to SwitchBot's marketing video, this lets the robot perform tasks like making and delivering coffee, cooking meals, rinsing dishes and loading them into the dishwasher, and even doing the laundry. SwitchBot adds the robot can also integrate seamlessly into its broader smart home ecosystem, interacting with other smart devices to coordinate tasks. Unlike other humanoid robots we've seen of late, the onero H1 moves on wheels, which should allow for more stability and faster navigation around the house. Pre-orders open soon, but the price tag is still a mystery There's no word on pricing yet, but SwitchBot plans to open pre-orders on its official website soon. How well it performs in real-world use remains to be seen. We're keeping our expectations in check, especially considering the number of overhyped demos and hilarious fails we've seen lately. Humanoid robots like the onero H1 hint at a future where daily chores could be automated, giving people more time for work, hobbies, or just to relax. While we're still a long way from having fully capable robot butlers in every home, this year's CES showcase suggests companies are serious about turning that sci-fi dream into reality.