Anker has unveiled its most ambitious smart home product yet over in Berlin at IFA 2026, with the new MindBase featuring a Matter smart home hub, local AI processing and up to 48TB of expandable storage in one device.

The idea is not only to give a centralized control center for Anker’s ever-expanding smart home devices, but also bring in 3rd party gadgets from other brands too.

MindBase is able to connect around 100 Anker devices, alongside hundreds of Matter-compatible products from outside of its own stable.

Because it’s a Matter Controller, you will be able to use Matter’s multi-admin feature so it can work alongside the likes of Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Home Assistant too.

It’s got dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Thread and Zigbee all built in too so it really looks like being a fully-fledged smart home hub across multiple protocols.

But there are loads of those already available, but what makes MindBase interesting is what Anker wants it to do once all those devices are connected.

At its core is the Chinese company’s new TrueSmart Agent, powered by a dedicated AI Core compute card capable of 26 TOPS of processing.

Anker says its local AI agent can understand events happening around the home, assess what they mean and then respond locally, without constantly sending data to the cloud.

Security is the first application for MindBase, with the system able to analyze security camera footage in real time, generate event summaries, create highlights reels and let you search recordings using natural language.

It can also offer smart alerts for faces, people, cars, pets and strangers. MindBase doubles as a NAS too, with up to 48TB of expandable local storage available for recordings, photos, videos and files.

Existing Eufy HomeBase S380 users will be able to transfer their footage over to the new hub too.

Anker says the first MindBase-powered product will be the MindBase Security Kit, which brings the hub together with the upcoming Eufy TrackLight Cam S1, Video Doorbell S4, Smart Security Shield and a selection of entry and motion sensors.

The TrackLight Cam S1 is a new 4K security camera with 180-degree dual-radar detection and an auto-tracking light designed to actively deter intruders.

The Smart Security Shield sits at the edge of your yard and use dual-radar to detect strangers from up to 15 meters away. Anker says its DSKey digital credential can also recognize family members from up to 30 meters away.

The new Eufy Video Doorbell S4 combines a wired video doorbell and security camera with a 180-degree panoramic view, using Eufy’s OmniTrack tech to keep visitors and couriers in frame.

Anker clearly has much bigger plans for MindBase than simply running cameras and sensors and, because it’s a Matter Controller, the company says future AI agents could handle areas such as home energy, cleaning and smart appliances, which could eventually see the hub become the link between Eufy robot vacuums, Solix energy products and the rest of the Anker ecosystem.

An Anker spokesperson at IFA told me that it should work with compatible Matter-enabled security cameras too in the future.

For now, though, MindBase is still something of a tease.

Anker hasn’t announced pricing or a release date for the hub or the Security Kit, and there are other - as of yet still not officially revealed - systems being announced at the big Berlin tech expo that it will be going up against in a new emerging Local AI powered smart home hub markets.

Anker also used IFA 2026 to take the covers off a bunch of other smart home devices, including the Eufy NVR Security System E50, which pairs an eight-channel network video recorder with four hybrid bullet pan-tilt-zoom dual-lens cameras.

It features 24/7 continuous recording, OmniTrack auto-framing, and expandable hard drive storage up to 16TB. It is available now, starting at $999 for the four-camera kit.

Also unveiled was the Eufy Window Camera E10, a $69.99 stick-on camera designed for apartments and rentals that mounts inside a window and uses anti-reflection optics to eliminate glass glare while recording in 2.5K.

Finally, Anker introduced a non-wearable Fall Detection Sensor for seniors, which uses millimeter-wave radar to accurately detect falls in bedrooms and bathrooms alongside two-way audio support.