16,000 lumens, cameras and AI: This smart lighting system is anything but ordinary

A lamp moving through the living room on ceiling-mounted rails (image source: product video screenshot)

A lamp that moves through the room on its own, follows its user, and combines lighting, cameras, and artificial intelligence: White Rabbit is an unusual smart home gadget. The floating light system runs on a ceiling-mounted rail, automatically adjusts brightness and color temperature, can function as a security camera, and even supports video calls. A fascinating Kickstarter discovery that sits somewhere between a vision of the future and a slight sense of unease.

Christian Hintze (translated by Christian Hintze), Published 12/16/2025 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 ...

While browsing Kickstarter, I came across a rather unusual product idea—and I’m still undecided whether I find it cool or slightly unsettling. Probably both. It’s called the White Rabbit 3-in-1 AI Companion. The device isn’t easy to describe, which is why a few images help make sense of it.

Visually, the spherical object is first and foremost a lamp—but a smart one. Instead of hanging from the ceiling, it moves along a rail mounted between two walls, allowing it to travel across the entire room near the ceiling (or anywhere else). This enables the lamp to quite literally “follow” the occupant and provide light wherever it’s needed. Sitting on the couch? The glowing sphere hovers above. Getting up to work at a desk? The lamp moves along the rail and lights the new spot.

Can be installed with flexible rail configurations (image source: product video screenshot)

Follows the subject on request (image source: product video screenshot)

Er folgt aber nicht nur, er kann auch abhängig von Zeit und Situation die Lichttemperatur oder die Lichtkraft variieren. Tageslicht bei der Arbeit am Computer, abends dann wärmeres Licht beim Abendessen. Auch für Fotoshootings soll sich das Schwebelicht einsetzen lassen, immerhin wird die maximnale Helligkeit mit satten 16.000 Lumen angegeben.

Adjusts color temperature automatically (image source: product video screenshot)

16,000 Lumen (image source: product video screenshot)

As a security camera (image source: product video screenshot)

Für die Motivverfolgung benötigt der luftumhüllte Lampenball natürlich KI-Tracking-Fähigkeiten. Zusammen mit den 4 Kameras erwachsen daraus aber weitere Möglichkeiten.

Denn neben Tracking und variablem Leuchten dient die Lampe auch als Sicherheitskamera für das zu Hause, Kontrolle und Steuerung per App inklusive.

Selbst Videotelefonie soll mit dem White Rabbit möglich sein, dank mehrerer integrierter Mikrofone. Durch die Position über den Köpfen der Teilnehmer werden auch in einem Besprechungsraum alle Anwesenden erfasst.

Supports video calling (image source: product video screenshot)

Tracks the whole room (image source: product video screenshot)

Wie gut das aktuell funktioniert, wissen wir nicht, deshalb stellt dies keine Empfehlung zur Unterstützung dar, es gibt immer Risiken bei Kickstarter-Projekten. Spannend ist das Produkt allemal – aber auch alles andere als preiswert: Das Super Early Bird Angebot liegt bei aktuell 879 US-Dollar, der Normalpreis soll dann bei 1.499 Dollar liegen.

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Editor of the original article: Christian Hintze - Managing Editor - 2190 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2016

A C64 marked my entry into the world of PCs. I spent my student internship in the repair department of a computer shop and at the end of the day I was allowed to assemble my own 486 PC from “workshop remnants”. As a result of this, I later studied computer science at the Humboldt University in Berlin, with psychology also being added to my studies. After my first job as a research assistant at the university, I went to London for a year and worked for Sega in computer game translation quality assurance. This included working on games such as Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and Company of Heroes. I have been writing for Notebookcheck since 2017.

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