AI enters ordinary homes, welcoming new smart solutions for home health care and pet raising

China News Service, Guangzhou, November 7 (Reporter Cai Minjie) The system collects the sounds of cats and dogs, uses large models and voiceprint databases to analyze the pet's emotions, and converts the sounds into readable text; the owner can also send instructions on the mobile phone, and the voice is converted into an acoustic signal that the pet can recognize, and is played through the collar speaker...

The 2026 Mobile Network Conference will be held in Guangzhou from November 5th to 7th. Many companies focus on the core family scenario of "one elder, one child and one pet" and bring a series of smart home innovations.

As pet-raising households continue to grow, smart pet-raising has become a new track for people's livelihood services. Data from the "2026 China Pet Industry White Paper (Consumption Report)" shows that in 2025, the urban pet (dog and cat) consumer market will reach 312.6 billion yuan. Pets are regarded as family members by more and more families, and the needs for civilized pet raising, home care, and lost pets are increasingly prominent.

"This pet AI visual collar is a new product this year. It integrates meter-level high-precision positioning, multi-level image quality video, two-way voice, and pet health monitoring." Zhang Yunpeng, operations manager of the Home IoT Product Department of China Mobile Hangyan, said that the product hardware is equipped with a high-definition camera and supports cloud video storage and playback. When paired with an electronic fence, it can actively push alerts when pets cross the boundary.

Zhang Yunpeng said that currently, pet smart hardware is mostly focused on feeding and basic positioning, and there are few products based on large models for emotion interpretation and behavioral prediction. In the future, the team will continue to iterate on pet AI recognition and health algorithms, complete scene data, promote the intelligent upgrade of the pet products industry, and reduce the burden on pet-raising families.

In recent years, as the social pension security system continues to iterate and improve, the public's health care needs have gradually shifted from "have or not" basic life care to a new stage of "good or not" high-quality elderly care that places equal emphasis on physical and mental health and spiritual companionship first.

The "2025 "Silver Hair + AI" Application Trend Report points out that the elderly are potential in-depth participants in the AI ​​era, and some new aging-friendly smart products are accelerating in popularity.

The immersive smart health care scene was the first to attract many audiences. Some companies have launched new aging-friendly products such as millimeter-wave radar sleep desk lamps and AI one-touch pagers. The AI ​​one-touch pager is available in indoor and outdoor versions and integrates emergency calling, positioning, medication reminder and other functions. The elderly can contact family members or service personnel with one click, and can also invoke AI consultation and chat, lowering the threshold for the elderly to use smart devices.

"Traditional health equipment such as sphygmomanometers and ECG cards have been upgraded to network connections. Measurement data can be instantly uploaded and archived. ECG collection can also be completed. With AI interpretation, family members can check health trends across terminals and build a family health management system." Wu Tong, operations manager of China Mobile Hangyan Family Solutions Department (Silver Hair Market Operation Center), reminded that monitoring hardware data is only for health reference; the platform can connect with the resources of top-level hospitals and provide supporting services such as online consultation, registration, and companionship, forming a closed loop of home health care services.

From the "emotional communication" of smart pet care to the "precision protection" of silver hair care, the implementation of a series of innovative applications reflects the accelerated integration of digital technology into the subtleties of family life.