I’ve had these for about 9 months now. I ordered 4 (2 for my bedroom and 2 for the living room. I had to request a replacement for 1 because it wouldn’t link. I recently recharged them for the first time. I have them set to automatically open in the morning and close at night. My ceiling in the living room is 13′ high. I originally had 4 sets of blackout curtains in the living room because of the width of my sliding doors, but the weight was too much for the robots. So I switched the inner panels for sheer ones. They kind of give it an ombre affect, so I can live with it. But I wish they were strong enough for the longer heavier panels. When you have a long extension rod, you have to make sure the bot is just tight enough for the smaller rod but not too tight for the thicker rod. Also, the metal clip they give you for the rod didn’t work for me. I made my own transition out of paper and tape. You can barely tell it’s there.

 

Was at first unsure if this would work!
It would be better value if Amazon sold the two robots as part of a combi pack like on SwitchBots own website but alas .
Decided to try these in my Son’s bedroom which is a Bay Window.
Changed the rail to a wall mountable ‘I’ rail and used 2 of the bots for that rail and it works nicely.
Going to do 2 other bays very soon.
The app connection to the bots is bit confusing for cloud control but got there eventually.
Value for money, not great but now its done, all good.

 

For some reason Amazon rated this as being able to be paired with Alexa however I’ve been trying to for a week nothing has worked. Okay so it’s been sometime now apparently it needs a couple days to make the account linkable I apologize for the miss informatio

 

I love the convenience of these curtain pulls. These products are of great quality but pricy. At this time I am using one in my living room and one in my dining room with all the panels connected. I would prefer to have two for each room so that curtains can part in the center, but for the price, it is not worth it for me. Perhaps later, if the price comes down or more features are added I will consider making an additional purchase. The great thing about these Switch Bots is their versatility and ease of use. I look forward to more from this company in the future.

 

Had this for 4 months and will not work as motor is only going one way i have 2 of them and now out of pocket of 100 can any one help please as must have 1 year update they sent out new ones and all working good

 

They work good, but make sure you have a hub next to each one! Battery life is great!

 

I always used to think that smart curtains were something only a pro could install, however these little mini robots literally just clip straight onto the curtain pole

I have mine on a normal pole with curtains mounted through ring, it sits behind the curtain around the pole and inches itself back and forth over the pole pulling the curtain with it as it goes. I also decided i needed to add on the solar panel itself in order to never have to charge up the curtain robot again. The panel keeps it topped up, although you do need to make sure it has a charge first time round it still charges it even in English weather.

The only issue i have found is the fact that it’s so discreet and doesn’t need touching so you tend to forget about it and ignore it, however i now find myself annoyed that i have to open the blinds at the front of the house by myself…i need more robots.

With the fact that it is smart, i have it set through IFTTT to close when the sun goes down and open up when it comes up, maximising the sun in the house whilst also keeping out the cold. i can also ask google to close the curtains for me at any point too. You will need the hub in order to do this yourself though.

 

What can I say about these, although they are not strictly necessary. But as part of a Smart Home setup, they certainly add to it

I personally like the fact that my curtains open up in the morning for me, helps me to wake up

 

Very easy to install and works flawlessly. Powerful enough to drag our heavy curtains every across the radiator under the window. Excellent addition to our security arrangements.

 

This product was super simple to set up, took me less than 5 minutes from unboxing to finish configuration.

It has a number of great use features – I like to schedule the curtains to open at sunrise and close at sunset. Pairing with other devices I can also close them if it gets a bit cold!

I use Homebridge that appears to have a plug-in created by SwitchBot to use it with HomeKit but it has Siri Shortcuts that work just as well if you prefer a low code approach.

The pull to close method is also useful if multiple people in the house have differing approaches to how they interact with tech.

The battery seems to last several weeks, but I’m tempted by the solar charger add on so that it can take care of itself.

I would recommend this to anyone who wants to smarten up their home, I’ve already invested in another one.