SwitchBot AI Hub Pre-orders Are Now Live on Amazon

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Key Points of This Article

• SwitchBot’s new product, the “SwitchBot AI Hub,” will be available for pre-order on Amazon.co.jp in Japan around Sunday, November 16, 2025.
• The price of the “SwitchBot AI Hub” on Amazon.co.jp in Japan is ¥39,980 (tax included), with shipping scheduled for early December 2025.
• The “SwitchBot AI Hub” is an innovative central home hub that goes beyond conventional presence detection of people and pets. Using a Visual Language Model (VLM), it can analyze what they are doing, such as “a person is lying down,” “someone is holding an object,” or “someone is climbing.”

The new “SwitchBot AI Hub” from the No. 1 IoT device brand, SwitchBot, which just recently appeared in the device list of the Android / iOS “SwitchBot” app, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.co.jp in Japan starting around Sunday, November 16, 2025.

In a way, the pre-order launch was as expected. The price for the “SwitchBot AI Hub” on Amazon.co.jp in Japan appears to be ¥39,980 (tax included), with shipping scheduled for early December 2025.

By the way, it is not yet clear if this Amazon.co.jp price of ¥39,980 (tax included) is the official SwitchBot price. Nevertheless, the “SwitchBot AI Hub” seems to be a rather expensive product.

The “SwitchBot AI Hub” is an innovative central home hub that goes beyond conventional presence detection of people and pets. Using a Visual Language Model (VLM), it can analyze what they are doing, such as “a person is lying down,” “someone is holding an object,” or “someone is climbing.” However, the “SwitchBot AI Hub” itself only handles video analysis and requires integration with camera products like the “SwitchBot Indoor Cam” series or the “SwitchBot Video Doorbell.”

The “SwitchBot AI Hub” analyzes the footage captured by camera products like the “SwitchBot Indoor Cam” series and the “SwitchBot Video Doorbell,” and automatically performs smart home operations or detects and sends notifications for abnormal situations based on the context.

この商品について

• 【世界初！人のように「理解」するAIスマートハブ】革新的なVLM（視覚言語モデル）を搭載した、次世代のスマートホーム中枢ハブ。SwitchBot見守りカメラPlusやスマートテレビドアホンと連携することで、従来のように「人を検知」するだけでなく、「何をしているか」までを理解します。たとえば、「誰かが物を持っている」「人がよじ登っている」など、異常行動を正確にとらえアプリに通知。荷物の盗難やフェンス越えなど、不審な動きをいち早く検知します。また、顔情報を登録すれば、家族かどうかを自動で判別。家族ごとの帰宅状況などを的確にお知らせします。「人が横になっている」などの通知でご両親の転倒や異常事態を早期に検知。さらに、ペットの食事・遊び・休憩などの変化にも気づけるので、家にいない時間も安心です。必要な通知だけを届けてくれるため、もう無関係なアラートに悩まされることはありません。 ※SwitchBot 見守りカメラPlus 3MP/5MP/スマートテレビドアホンとの併用が必要です。

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SwitchBot AI Hub VLM-Equipped Smart Home Hub – SwitchBot Large AI Model, AI Face Recognition, Automation Support, Local Storage, Privacy-Focused, Appliance Management, Scheduling, Remote Control, Built-in microSD Card, Up to 16TB Storage Expansion, Security Camera Compatible, AI Hub