{"id":763552,"date":"2026-09-08T03:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T03:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/763552\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T03:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T03:44:19","slug":"ugreen-is-bringing-local-storage-computing-and-smart-home-control-together-with-its-new-ai-tech-ive-seen-it-in-action-and-it-could-be-a-game-changer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/763552\/","title":{"rendered":"UGreen is bringing local storage, computing, and smart-home control together with its new AI tech \u2014 I\u2019ve seen it in action, and it could be a game changer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can AI-driven NAS tech be sentimental? UGreen CEO Samuel Zhang seems to think so.<\/p>\n

Launching the company\u2019s new smart-home technology suite, he started by recounting a personal story. It was a hot summer\u2019s day, and his family gathered in the backyard for a barbecue. They cooked together, chatted, played, and just had a genuinely fantastic time. But weeks later, when Zhang went to check his photo gallery and relive that cherished day, he was left feeling disappointed. The family hadn’t taken any photos.<\/p>\n

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This, he said, got him thinking about home cameras \u2014 devices that are typically used for security. But, Zhang said, \u201cit [a home camera] should see more than just danger \u2014 it should also be able to witness the joys of everyday family life\u201d. And this, he said, was one of the key points of inspiration for UGreen\u2019s new suite of local smart-home AI technology.<\/p>\n

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I got the chance to hear about, and see, UGreen\u2019s home hubs, cameras, digital photo frames and more at IFA 2026 in Berlin. Here\u2019s what I learned \u2014 and how the technology could transform the smart home.<\/p>\n

Keeping it local<\/p>\n

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At the heart of UGreen\u2019s smart-home suite is the new HomeAgent. This is an \u2018agentic AI local hub’ that brings local storage, computing, and control all together in a single device. Through this hub, users can connect up a range of UGreen AIoT devices, such as cameras, smart speakers, and digital photo frames, plus some select third-party products.<\/p>\n

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A crucial part of the HomeAgent\u2019s appeal is its reliance on local storage and computing. This means that any data that runs through your hub \u2014 be that photos, videos, voice inputs, or other files \u2014 is processed locally, rather than through a corporate cloud server.<\/p>\n

At a time when trust in large corporations is strikingly low, and major data breaches seem all too common, this could be a massive selling point for security-savvy customers. Keeping data local also removes the need for costly Cloud subscriptions, making the initial investment feel that bit more worthwhile.<\/p>\n

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There are three HomeAgent models scheduled for release. The first is the UGreen HomeAgent HA100, which is the most basic option. It provides all of the core functions you\u2019d need from the hub, but offers slightly less processing power, memory, and storage, among other things, than its siblings. The HA100 Pro is the step-up model, which offers heightened performance, with 205 TOPS (as opposed to the standard HA100\u2019s 26 TOPS), a 10GbE LAN port (compared to the HA100\u2019s 2.5GbE), and a more advanced CPU.<\/p>\n

The final boss, if you will, of the HomeAgent trio is the MA100. This is powered by the NVIDIA<\/a> Jetson Thor T5000, and offers far superior AI performance to the other two models, and considerably more memory and storage.<\/p>\n

However, this is certainly reflected in the price, with the MA100 commanding a list price of $19,999, compared to the HA100 Pro, which costs $5,999 and the HA100 at $1,799. Early bird offers are available, which make the HomeAgents about half-price across the board. Shipping is set to commence in early 2027.<\/p>\n

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AIoT in action<\/p>\n

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So what does UGreen\u2019s smart home AIoT tech look like in person? Well, pretty impressive.<\/p>\n

I was able to check out a demo, and take a closer look at all of the HomeAgent products, and other devices you can connect up to it. UGreen had a HomeAgent connected to a smart speaker, and a camera, among other things.<\/p>\n

I tried walking towards a door, and a UGreen smart security camera started blaring after I walked past a certain point, telling me that I was on private property. This data is processed locally through the HomeAgent, so if you ask your connected smart speaker about any unusual activity, it can tell you if anyone approached your door, whether that was a delivery worker, or something more nefarious.<\/p>\n

The smart speaker UGreen showed off has a new AI assistant, named Uliya. You can use the smart speaker to do just about anything around your home. You can ask Uliya to remind you of where you were at a specific time, to close the curtains, to play music, or even to identify the location of your pet and cast a live video feed. The functionality you get will vary depending on how invested you are in UGreen\u2019s AIoT ecosystem, but the capabilities are pretty broad.<\/p>\n

You can also ask Uliya to give you a summary of captured events throughout the day, display memories on a UGreen smart photo frame in real time, or to show you highlights from a special day \u2014 circling back to Zhang\u2019s desire to revive memories that had been lost in time. One function I really liked was the ability to create an Away mode, so that when you step out of the house, lights will turn off, curtains will close, and a robovac will get to work.<\/p>\n

UGreen\u2019s new HomeAgents appear to be incredibly capable, feature-rich, and innovative products, and their local handling of data could be game changing for some households. At the product launch, Zhang said \u201cIn the future, we hope every family can have a HomeAgent\u201d; and it’ll be interesting to see how families adopt such tech moving forward.<\/p>\n

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