SwitchBot began with a straightforward notion. Instead of designing gadgets with built-in intelligence to compete with the best smart home goods on the market.

SwitchBot began with a straightforward notion. Instead of designing gadgets with built-in intelligence to compete with the best smart home goods on the market.

The company's name is derived from their button-pressing robot, which was designed to make existing household gadgets and buttons intelligent. 

The company's name is derived from their button-pressing robot, which was designed to make existing household gadgets and buttons intelligent. 

 Since then, SwitchBot has grown into additional sectors and now offers a complete ecosystem. 

 Since then, SwitchBot has grown into additional sectors and now offers a complete ecosystem. 

During CES 2023, the business introduced the new SwitchBot Hub 2, which adds matter support to its existing product line.

During CES 2023, the business introduced the new SwitchBot Hub 2, which adds matter support to its existing product line.

Matter is a new smart home standard that debuted in November 2022, in case you've been living under a rock. It offers to connect all of your smart home gadgets with a standard set of communication protocols. 

 This eliminates the need to consider which platforms a product supports, as Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Apple HomeKit support (or will support) Matter.

 This eliminates the need to consider which platforms a product supports, as Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Apple HomeKit support (or will support) Matter.

 SwitchBot intends to join the party with the Hub 2, which will make all of its connected Bluetooth devices Matter-compatible and so controllable by speech assistants and numerous phones.

 SwitchBot intends to join the party with the Hub 2, which will make all of its connected Bluetooth devices Matter-compatible and so controllable by speech assistants and numerous phones.