Connected devices for the home.
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Aeotec's SmartThings-licensed hub is the most protocol-agnostic box you can buy, bridging Zigbee, Z-Wave S2, Thread and Matter in one unit — but its cloud reliance, weak camera handling and murky migration story keep it from a clean win.
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Roborock's 2026 flagship pairs enormous 36,000Pa suction with a turret-free 80mm body and a climbing chassis that shrugs off thresholds — but at £1,129 it's priced for people who want the very best and nothing less.
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The CSA's Matter 1.6 release adds no new device types. Instead it rebuilds the plumbing: a Joint Fabric that lets Apple, Google, Amazon and SmartThings co-administer one network, NFC setup that works before a device has power, and thermostats that treat commands as suggestions.
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