SHANGHAI, March 18, 2026 — Haier Smart Home is turning the page on complicated apps and voice commands. Unveiling its latest innovations at the 2026 Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE) in Shanghai, the global technology leader proved that the future of the smart home lies in effortless simplicity. Instead of giving users more gadgets to manage, Haier is creating effortless living spaces that naturally perceive and respond to human needs in real time.
AI Vision 2.0: More comprehensive, more accurate, and faster
Last year, Haier introduced the original “AI Vision”, which essentially gave appliances a human-like “optic nerve” to help keep an eye on boiling pots or sort the laundry. But this year, the newly upgraded AI Vision 2.0 is taking autonomous living to a whole new level. It doesn’t just see and think; it recognizes more, understands complex context, and reacts faster than ever before.
You can find this massive leap forward in the newly unveiled Seeker Series:
- It sees everything: Previous generation refrigerators AI Vision used to be limited to recognizing 230 specific items. But now, Seeker refrigerator recognizes every type of ingredient, and its sight has expanded to monitor both the fridge and the freezer compartments seamlessly.
- It understands context: The Seeker washing machine now fuses visual sensing with advanced voice recognition. If you toss your clothes in and simply say, “I just got back from the hospital,” the machine instantly understands the underlying need and automatically runs a deep-sterilization cycle.
- It reacts in milliseconds: The Seeker air conditioner features dynamic human tracking. Just say, “Keep the breeze on me,” and the airflow will track your exact position in the room with millisecond precision.
- It brings the house together: The Seeker TV acts as the brain of the operation. It turns your biggest screen into a whole-home command center, letting you control every appliance in the house by seamlessly switching between natural voice commands and the remote.
Because of these breakthroughs, the Seeker Series has been officially certified as the industry’s first Level 4 (L4) Smart Appliance Suite—the highest level of intelligent autonomy currently possible in China.
