Bosch sets up new company for the smart home

Bosch has announced it has formed a new subsidiary that will focus on the company’s smart home activities.

From 1 January 2016, the newly founded subsidiary Robert Bosch Smart Home GmbH will focus on strengthening its smart home business solutions, including related software and sensor system expertise which will allow, for example, heating or lighting to be controlled using just one app.

Customers will soon be able to order online the first Bosch products in this field, such as the Bosch smart home controller.

“The Bosch smart home system is easy to install and operate: one system, one app, one user experience. Our solutions relieve users of tiresome routine tasks while offering them more convenience and safety,” said Dr Peter Schnäbele, the future managing director of the Stuttgart-based Robert Bosch Smart Home GmbH.

The Bosch smart home system solutions will operate off a single platform to interconnect heating, lighting, smoke alarms and appliances, which can be controlled by using a smartphone or tablet. At the core of the system is a central control unit that connects the components with each other and the internet.

The first Bosch smart home products can be ordered from next year at www.bosch-smarthome.com.