At IFA 2026 in Berlin, UGREEN unveiled HomeAgent, a domestic AIoT system prioritising local processing over cloud dependence, offering users tighter privacy controls and compatibility across brands amidst market shifts towards offline functionality.
UGREEN has used IFA 2026 in Berlin to push beyond its familiar territory in cables and charging hardware and present HomeAgent, a domestic AIoT platform built around local processing rather than cloud dependence. The system is designed to keep photos, video, voice interactions and automation on the user’s own hardware, with the company arguing that this avoids recurring subscription costs and gives households tighter control over sensitive data.
The move reflects a broader shift in the smart-home market. More users now expect devices to work offline, and standards such as Matter are making it easier to mix products from different brands without tying every function to a single vendor’s cloud. UGREEN’s pitch is that HomeAgent brings together storage, computing and device control in one hub, reducing the need for the kind of piecemeal setup that has usually been required to build a fully local smart home.
The product line is split into three tiers. The entry-level HA100 is based on Rockchip’s RK3588 and is rated at 26 TOPS, while the HA100 Pro moves to CIX’s P1 platform with 32 GB of memory and far higher AI throughput. At the top end sits the MasterAgent MA100, built on NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor platform with 128 GB of unified memory and a claimed 2,070 TOPS. UGREEN says the architecture is intended to handle different tasks, from object and face recognition to content retrieval and automation planning, all without sending data to remote servers.
Compatibility is central to the platform. UGREEN says HomeAgent will work with Matter-enabled devices and ONVIF-compliant cameras, allowing users to combine equipment from multiple brands. The company is also bundling its own cameras, smart speaker and digital photo frame into the ecosystem, with the speaker acting as a voice interface for natural-language commands. In practical terms, that could mean asking the system to show recent photos, retrieve older recordings or trigger routines across the house in a single request.
The pricing, however, shows that UGREEN is aiming at several very different audiences. The HA100 is listed at $1,799, the HA100 Pro at $5,999 and the MasterAgent MA100 at $19,999, although early-bird buyers can cut those figures to $899, $2,999 and $9,999. Deposits are due from 4 September to 26 October, the Kickstarter campaign begins on 27 October and first deliveries are expected by the end of January 2027. For most buyers, the upper model looks more like a technology showcase than a mass-market product, but the core message is clear: UGREEN wants to move home AI from the cloud into the living room.
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