Matic's home robot can now snap a photo on command
On Oct. 31, 2026, Matic co-founder Mehul said on X that the company had shipped a Halloween feature called "Hey Matic, cheese." Say the phrase and the Matic home robot takes a low-resolution photo of whatever is in front of it and sends it to the owner's Matic app. Mehul says the photo travels over the home's local Wi-Fi and never goes to the cloud. Not every owner liked it. Matic owner Todd Dailey (@twid) posted that the feature showed the robot has a camera that can see you, which he said cut against Matic's "private and secure" marketing. Mehul replied that the feature was made for kids, not for marketing, and that Matic could have explained it better and should have let users choose to turn it on.
Why it matters
It is a reminder that a camera a home robot uses to map your house can also take pictures.
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Post by Mehul on X.
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