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Xiaomi's Miloco Brings AI Smarts to Your Smart Home

Xiaomi Takes Smart Homes to the Next Level with Miloco AI

Smart homes just got smarter. Xiaomi has introduced Miloco (Xiaomi Local Copilot), an innovative system that brings advanced AI capabilities right into your living space. Forget about complicated app controls or rigid automation rules - this technology understands you like a human assistant would.

Natural Conversations with Your Home

The breakthrough lies in Miloco's ability to comprehend everyday speech. Want to set the mood for reading? Just say "Turn on the desk lamp and play some jazz" - no need to program specific scenes or routines beforehand. The system intuitively connects your words to actions, making technology fade into the background of daily life.

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At its core sits Xiaomi's proprietary MiMo-VL-Miloco-7B model, combining voice recognition with visual understanding from your home cameras (processed locally for privacy). This dual approach allows surprisingly nuanced responses - imagine telling your kitchen "I'm cooking pasta" and having the lights brighten while the exhaust fan adjusts automatically.

Privacy First Approach

In an era of growing data concerns, Xiaomi made a conscious choice: all processing happens on-device. Your private moments stay private, with no video or audio sent to cloud servers. This local-first philosophy extends across Xiaomi's ecosystem while still supporting devices from other brands - a rare combination in today's walled-garden smart home market.

The four-layer architecture keeps things flexible for future upgrades too. Early testers report the system learns household patterns over time, anticipating needs before they're voiced.

Key Points:

  • Natural language control replaces rigid programming
  • Local processing ensures complete privacy protection
  • Works across different brands of smart devices
  • Powered by Xiaomi's proprietary MiMo-VL-Miloco-7B model
  • Gets smarter through continuous learning

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