The 25 Best Smart Home Devices That Are Actually Worth Buying This Year

Keep a watchful eye over your home with Amazon’s Astro household robot. Their first foray into domestic robots, the Astro can move around at just over 2mph, comes with a storage compartment, and will let you remotely check in on your home from anywhere.

Rest easy knowing Moorebot Scout, the tiny AI-powered autonomous mobile robot is on the job. This omnidirectional waterproof Google/Alexa compatible robot comes with a 1080p camera with night vision and will tirelessly patrol your property, day and night.

Whether you’re unwinding on the couch after a long day of work, hosting an intimate dinner party, or throwing a backyard BBQ, Bev by BLACK+DECKER cocktail maker lets you mix up any occasion with personalized cocktails at the touch of a button.

Make your home smarter than ever with the Amazon smart plug! The smart plug allows you to voice control everyday appliances like lamps, TVs, fans, or even your coffee maker – while featuring a slim design that keeps the adjacent outlet free and accessible.

Take the hard work out of cooking by preparing your tasty meals using the Amazon Smart Oven. It boasts a temperature probe to help you cook your meal to perfection, voice control, comes with over 30 presets, and can be used to warm, cook, air fry, or microwave.

Add some ambiance to your decor with the Philips Hue light strip. The LED strand is easy to install, measures 7 feet in length, and can be controlled with several different smart home systems.

Enjoy some aromatherapy and added humidity with a diffuser. The ultrasonic mister is great for studio or home use and has a large capacity that keeps it going for hours. It has an LED light built in, too, for a little added colorful ambiance.

See who's there without getting out of your armchair with the Ring Video pro. The video is sent straight to your phone, where you can either talk to who's there or unlock the door so they can come on it. It comes in clutch on vacation and can keep track of goings-on in the neighborhood.

Make checking out of a hotel a little less stressful with a set of item trackers that’ll make sure you won’t leave anything behind. Press a button on the app and Tile’s Bluetooth enabled chips will chirp at you until you find your lost item.

Charge not one, not two, but four entire devices with this game-changing charging station. Plug in your iPhone, AirPods, and Apple watch and you'll still have room in the center of the device to wirelessly charge a fourth device.

Draw your blinds with just a few words with a kit that gives those curtains some brains. Use the strip control panel or pair it with the accompanying app to move them up and down or even set them to a timer.

Your neighbors aren't gonna know what hit 'em during the Christmas light competition this year when you use the Kasa. The smart outdoor plug is WiFi enabled, has a 300-foot range, can be controlled with your voice, and is weatherproof for safety.

Remember opening the garage door by hand as a kid? Those days are over thanks to Chamberlain's smart garage door opener. It's ultra quiet but has a high lifting force, lets you use up to 3 remotes, and has an ultra-long 1500-foot range.

This bad boy is a suburban dad's dream come true. He can kick it in the hammock drinking a brewski while the robot lawn mower shaves his grass to the perfect height. The device is guided by hidden boundary wires, knows when to go recharge itself, and covers up to .4 acres on a single charge.

In just ten minutes you can give your deadbolt a brain and make your home a little safer (and easier to access). August's keyless smart lock installs in just ten minutes and syncs to your Smartphone or Smartwatch so it'll open when it senses your presence.

There are nine total outlets on this power strip, which is reason enough alone to get it. Each outlet can be individually controlled via an app and the WiFi-enabled apparatus also acts as a surge protector

Are you lighting up the room with your presence or is it this Philips Smart Hue motion sensor? There's no way to tell, but the sensor is pretty darn awesome. The wireless sensor is easy to install, responsive to light in the room, and powered by a battery that can last for months.

There's no nest-like home and you can make yours as comfy as it's ever been with a smart thermostat. Google's Nest is so smart it can anticipate how you'll set it so you don't even have to. And if you do want to set it, just use the accompanying app, which works at home and away.