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Samsung Brings Voice-Opening Doors and Google Gemini to Family Hub Fridges

The CES 2026 update focuses on hands-free access with AI-driven meal planning.

Overview

  • Bixby now opens or closes the motorized door on command, which swings more than 90 degrees, and the motion can also be triggered with a palm or back-of-hand tap.
  • Google's Gemini powers AI Vision to recognize many more fresh and packaged foods, support expiration tracking, and maintain an updated inventory via the built-in downward-facing camera.
  • The fridge suggests recipes based on on-hand items, displays step-by-step guides on a 32-inch screen, converts cooking videos into recipes, and syncs instructions to compatible Samsung ovens.
  • A FoodNote feature generates weekly summaries of frequently used items and recommends restocks and recipes to guide grocery decisions.
  • Samsung has not disclosed price or launch timing, with reports expecting a premium cost and phased releases in select regions in the coming months.