Samsung Electronics introduced the 'Home AI' feature and the consolidation scenarios between home appliances at the world's largest consumer electronics and IT exhibition, 'CES 2025,' held in Las Vegas, USA.
Home AI combines Samsung Electronics' security solution 'Knox,' the AI voice assistant 'Bixby,' and Samsung Electronics' Internet of Things (IoT) platform 'SmartThings.'
Samsung Electronics will expand 'Knox Matrix' this year to all appliances equipped with Wi-Fi functionality. Knox Matrix is a technology based on blockchain that allows connected appliances to monitor each other's security status and protect devices from external attacks. The new 2025 model of the Family Hub refrigerator will also include 'Knox Vault,' which separately stores and manages users' sensitive information in an internal security IC, providing robust security.
Bixby, installed in various appliances such as refrigerators, washers, and dryers, has also been significantly upgraded. It now supports natural and continuous conversation, enabling users to control multiple devices with a single command. Notably, a new feature will recognize family members' voices to provide personalized experiences. When a user calls out, 'Bixby, tell me today's schedule,' it recognizes and distinguishes the voice to inform the user of the personal schedule saved in their calendar.
Samsung Electronics also introduced the 'Accessibility Setting Synchronization' feature, which automatically links mobile phone settings to appliances. If a user who normally has poor eyesight has set their phone to 'large text mode' and calls Bixby on the Family Hub refrigerator, Bixby will recognize the user’s voice and display large text on the Family Hub refrigerator screen.
Additionally, Bixby has enhanced its food ingredient management capabilities within the refrigerator. When a user commands, 'Let me know which ingredients are near expiration,' Bixby will suggest recipes that can be made with the ingredients nearing expiration and set the appropriate cooking device's temperature and time.
Samsung Electronics showcased how its appliances and SmartThings automatically operate by sensing the conditions of the home and family. If sensors in a smartphone or air conditioner detect that no one is home, the robotic vacuum will automatically empty its dustbin or the air conditioner will dry automatically, triggering maintenance functions for devices that could generate noise. If movement is detected in the empty house, the robotic vacuum will move to monitor the house with its camera, and SmartThings will notify the security company.
If a user forgets to turn off the induction cooktop, the robotic vacuum will approach the user to provide a reminder and can remotely control the induction cooktop, demonstrating a safe home AI scenario.
Samsung Electronics unveiled new screen appliances for 2025, including the Bespoke AI Family Hub equipped with a 32-inch screen, as well as new products launched this year such as the Bespoke refrigerator with a 9-inch screen and the 'Bespoke AI Washer' and 'Bespoke AI Dryer,' each fitted with a 7-inch screen.
Users can monitor and control connected devices at once through the 3D 'map view' on the appliances' screens, and enjoy various content like YouTube. Moreover, when a user approaches the screen, a daily board will be provided, briefing them on weather, schedules, news, and other relevant information.
The 'AI Vision Inside' of the Bespoke AI Family Hub automatically recognizes ingredients being placed in and taken out of the refrigerator through an internal camera, creating an image-based food inventory. For 37 types of fresh produce, like broccoli and apples, the system can automatically match food images with their names.
Lee Jung-ju, senior vice president of the DA division at Samsung Electronics, noted, 'This year, we will actively expand Samsung Electronics' Home AI both domestically and internationally through differentiated AI appliances.'