Nanoleaf is betting its future on robots, red light therapy and AI

Things have been unusually quiet around the smart lighting company Nanoleaf lately. While competitors like Govee and Philips Hue are rolling out new products and innovative features at an impressive pace, Nanoleaf has only released a handful of smart lighting products in the last two years. There’s a reason for this lull: the company has undergone a “brand evolution” focused on wellness, robotics and, of course, AI.

“The smart home is getting kind of boring,” says the ever-candid Gimmy Chu, CEO and co-founder of Nanoleaf, which I won’t call a smart lighting company. “Our brand needs to evolve to incorporate some of the other products we will be bringing to market.”

Nanoleaf is best known for its customizable, interactive RGB lighting ecosystem, with products like its modular lighting panels and software that reflects light onto what is displayed on your computer or television screen. It was a…