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SwitchBot Curtain 3 (Rod) — Automatic Curtain Motor, Matter via Hub
Home Automation & Smart Home

SwitchBot Curtain 3 (Rod) — Automatic Curtain Motor, Matter via Hub

4.0(1,620 reviews)

$79.99reference price

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Best for

Automating curtains you already have without changing the rod or wiring anything, and adding them to the same Matter ecosystem you already use with the Hub Mini.

  • Bluetooth
  • Matter (via Hub)
  • Curtain motor

What is it and what's it for?

It's a small motor that clamps onto the same rod your curtain already hangs from — it doesn't replace the rod or the fabric, it just adds a "robotic arm" that slides it open or closed. Think of it like a garage door opener's motor, but miniature and applied to a window instead of a heavy door.

Real-world use cases

At home

In a bedroom, you schedule the curtain to open by itself at the time your alarm would normally go off, letting in natural light instead of a buzzer — or you close it with a voice command from bed without having to get up.

In a business or workshop

In an office or showroom with large windows, it's used to lower the curtain automatically during peak-sun hours (cutting the AC load) and open it back up at the end of the day, without anyone having to do it by hand every day.

How to avoid buying the wrong one

  • Measure the diameter of your rod's extendable section: if it's thinner than 5/8 inch there, this motor won't fit — check that measurement before buying, not after it arrives.
  • On its own it only works over Bluetooth and its own app; if you want voice commands (Alexa, Google Home, Siri) or to have it show up as a Matter device in Apple Home, you need to add a separate SwitchBot hub (this catalog's Hub Mini works for that).
  • Only one unit ships per purchase: if your curtain opens from the center in two panels, you'll need two motors, one per side.

The investment takeaway

Compared to installing a whole new motorized rod (which means removing the one you have and sometimes drilling into the wall), this motor attaches to your existing rod in minutes with no tools. Beyond convenience, closing the curtain by itself during peak-sun hours cuts the AC load in summer — a saving that shows up month after month on the power bill, not just once, and over time covers a good chunk of what the motor cost.

SwitchBot Curtain 3 (Rod) — Automatic Curtain Motor, Matter via Hub

$79.99reference price

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