Dyson put a camera on its purifier so fresh air can follow you around the room

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FollowSee All NewsDyson put a camera on its purifier so fresh air can follow you around the roomThe Dyson Find+Follow Purifier Cool uses on-device AI to track and target people even as they move around. The Dyson Find+Follow Purifier Cool uses on-device AI to track and target people even as they move around. by Andrew Liszewski Andrew LiszewskiSenior Reporter, NewsPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.

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FollowSee All by Andrew LiszewskiMay 14, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Dyson’s new air purifier can target multiple people.

Image: Dyson Andrew Liszewski Andrew LiszewskiPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. FollowSee All by Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Dyson has announced a new air purifying bladeless fan that’s its first to incorporate an AI-powered camera for tracking the location of people in a room.

Dyson already uses a mix of cameras and AI in its robovacs, but since the new Find+Follow Purifier Cool is stationary and not at risk of running into abandoned socks, here it’s used to direct fresh air towards you and to conserve power by automatically turning the fan off when a room is empty. The Dyson Find+Follow Purifier Cool is now available from its online and retail stores for $894. 99 and is capable of capturing and trapping 99.

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97 percent of ultrafine particles as small as 0. 3 microns, including particles causing unpleasant odors, allergens, and viruses. It can connect to Wi-Fi allowing it to be remotely adjusted from Dyson’s mobile app, but images captured through its periscope-like camera are only processed by its AI vision system locally, ensuring privacy.

It also doesn’t recognize individual persons. The AI is only used to detect presence, and images from the camera are deleted after being analyzed in real time. The use of a camera feels a little like overkill for just presence detection given simpler sensors can potentially accomplish the same thing, but Dyson is known for throwing a lot of engineering at a problem.

The air purifier will automatically adjust its oscillation to direct fresh air to multiple people in the same room. Image: DysonThe purifier can track the movements of people so if you’re bustling around in the kitchen it will intelligently oscillate to constantly direct its airflow in your direction.

This advance offers important signals about the future of the sector, and the tech world is watching closely.