{"id":2592,"date":"2026-09-06T00:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T00:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/2026\/09\/06\/midea-ai-air-conditioner-targeted-cooling\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T00:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T00:04:20","slug":"midea-ai-air-conditioner-targeted-cooling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/en\/2026\/09\/06\/midea-ai-air-conditioner-targeted-cooling\/","title":{"rendered":"Midea&#8217;s IFA 2026 air conditioner tracks people to aim cool air right at them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"netgu-2951159537\" class=\"netgu-before-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3494115342\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Midea unveiled a voice-controlled air conditioner that no longer blows cold air blindly into the room but directs it toward the people in it. According to Midea, the unit uses sensing and imaging to detect where occupants are and aims the airflow individually.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the targeted cooling works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At its heart is an mmWave sensor system that, together with imaging, works out where users are positioned in the room. Instead of chilling the whole space evenly, the unit sends a directed stream of cool air exactly where someone sits or stands, Midea says. 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humidity together. Midea frames the concept within its wider AI push, which also includes its AI ECOMASTER system for intelligent power management across connected devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not a shipping product yet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midea gave no product name, technical specs, price or release date at the show. Reports note the unit was not fully up and running on the stand, so this reads as a technology preview rather than a buyable product. Rival makers are exploring similar person-aware airflow too. Shoppers who want a portable Midea cooling option today can instead look to the R290-based PortaSplit shown alongside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Already available &ndash; the portable Midea PortaSplit air conditioner:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"atkp-container atkp-box-box  atkp-template-box\">\n                        <div class=\"atkp-box atkp-clearfix atkp-smallbox \"\n                 style=\"\">\n                <div class=\"atkp-predicateheadline atkp-predicate-highlight\">\n                    <span><\/span><\/div>\n                <div class=\"atkp-thumb\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"atkp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/?a_image=1&amp;pid=1960&amp;lid=0&amp;sid=1164&amp;name=aHR0cHM6Ly9tLm1lZGlhLWFtYXpvbi5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL0kvMzFFZjQ2dmxQNUwuX1NMMTYwXy5qcGc%3D&amp;key=5d39fd174f8429aa95289bddb103462ea27a44bfe7dbeafc50c72279eaebf833\"\n                             alt=\"Midea Portasplit Mobile W&auml;rmepumpe, Klimaanlage, K&uuml;hlen A++\/Heizen A+, 12000 BTU 3, 5kW, f&uuml;r R&auml;ume bis zu 42 m&sup2; \/ 105 m&sup3;, nur 39 dB(A) im Silent-Modus\"\/>\n                                                                    <div class=\"atkp-rating\"><span class=\"atkp-star atkp-star-0 atkp-star-00\" title=\"0.00 of 5 stars\"><\/span><\/div>\n                                                                                    <div class=\"atkp-reviews\">Show customer reviews<\/div>\n                                                                                        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"atkp-content\">\n                                            <a class=\"atkp-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/B0D3PP64JS?tag=netguideio-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'affiliate-toolkit Link', 'Link (box, Amazon.de)', ' (Midea&#8217;s IFA 2026 air conditioner tracks people to aim cool air right at them)']);\" title=\"Buy now at Amazon.de\">Midea Portasplit Mobile W&auml;rmepumpe, Klimaanlage, K&uuml;hlen A++\/Heizen A+, 12000 BTU 3, 5kW, f&uuml;r R&auml;ume bis zu 42 m&sup2; \/ 105 m&sup3;, nur 39 dB(A) im Silent-Modus*<\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"atkp-author\">by Midea<\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"atkp-shoplogo\">Amazon.de<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"atkp-bottom\">\n                                            <span class=\"atkp-price atkp-listprice\"><\/span>\n                                                                <span class=\"atkp-price atkp-savedamount\"><\/span>\n                                                                <span class=\"atkp-price atkp-saleprice\">\n                            &nbsp;Price not available\n                                                            <span class=\"atkp_price atkp-baseprice\"><\/span>\n                                                    <\/span>\n                                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/B0D3PP64JS?tag=netguideio-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'affiliate-toolkit Link', 'Link (box, Amazon.de)', ' (Midea&#8217;s IFA 2026 air conditioner tracks people to aim cool air right at them)']);\" title=\"Buy now at Amazon.de\" class=\"atkp-button\">Buy now at Amazon*<\/a>\n                                                                                    <span class=\"atkp-priceinfo\">Price incl. 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