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Haier presented a connected home in which familiar appliances make bounded adjustments from local conditions. The Vision 15 washing machine uses an internal camera and sensors to detect load size, balance and foam, then adjusts water, detergent, drum movement and program settings. Haier also showed a refrigerator prototype that recognizes ingredients and recommends storage conditions, an oven that recognizes food and can stop a program at the intended result, and televisions that alter picture and sound using content and ambient conditions. Euronews separately observed Haier's laundry demonstration, including an alert for a red item among whites. Haier did not disclose model-by-model availability, accuracy or how these decisions are explained when the system gets them wrong.

OlloBot launched the OlloNi SS1, a wheeled home companion designed to approach people rather than wait for a wake word. The company says cameras, microphones and environmental sensors let it distinguish household members, interpret voices and facial expressions, learn routines and initiate greetings or check-ins. Two circular displays signal expression, while a central screen supports direct interaction. OlloBot says captured material can be stored locally and that automatic family-moment videos require explicit authorization. These are company claims: the postponed crowdfunding campaign now has no public launch date, and OlloBot supplied no independent evidence for recognition accuracy, emotional interpretation or long-term behavior.