When someone pushes your figurative buttons, it’s irritating by design.

This block helps you control manually-operated devices right from your phone’s SwitchBot app.

Getting Started: Simple Hardware and App Control

Setup is as straightforward as smart devices get.

Girl’s hand holding the SwitchBot Bot in front of a flower painting

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With a single CR2 3V battery, the SwitchBot Bot will last around 600 days of daily usage.

The SwitchBot Bot’s lever has a maximum swing-ability of 135 degrees from fully retracted to fully extended.

Despite its relative versatility, I personally struggled with finding suitable uses for the SwitchBot Bot.

The SwitchBot Bot taken out of the box along with the manual and 3M accessories

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Of course, a lot of my devices also feature touchscreens, which the Bot is not designed for.

It’s purely for mechanical switches.

Unite your household devices under one smart ecosystem.

SwitchBot Bot being used with a coffee maker

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Should You Buy the SwitchBot Bot?

SwitchBot creates tools that help automate devices with analog functionality.

Three switch types the SwitchBot Bot is compatible with and one that it isn’t

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Hand holding smartphone with SwitchBot app in foreground and SwitchBot Bot in background

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Unite your household devices under one smart ecosystem.

SwitchBot Bot on black background with its lever extended

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