Aqara FP400 Available: 60GHz Spatial Sensor, Thread + Zigbee

Presence sensing is moving past binary motion blobs. On September 16, 2026, Aqara’s US newsroom announced worldwide availability of the Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400, a camera-free spatial sensor built around 60GHz mmWave radar and Aqara’s AI Spatial Learning software.

What the FP400 claims

Aqara says one unit covers up to 10 m × 8 m (~860 sq ft) with a 120° field of view, tracks and counts up to 10 people, and supports up to 8 zones for location-aware automations—lights that follow you from couch to dining table on a single device. An ambient light sensor pairs occupancy with lux for scene triggers. AI filtering aims to cut false positives from pets, airflow, and robot vacuums.

• Radios: native Thread and Zigbee (unlike FP2’s more limited path)
• Matter: listed ecosystems include Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, Home Assistant, Homey, SmartThings
• Hub note: Thread mode can use a third-party Thread Border Router without an Aqara hub; Zigbee Matter still needs an Aqara hub
• Thread exposure: third-party Thread exposes 1 presence + 1 illuminance sensor
• Mount: ceiling, wall, or corner with AI-assisted room mapping
• SKUs: FP400 (residential) and FP400 Pro (assisted living / elder care)

Retail

Aqara says the sensor is on aqara.com, authorized retailers, and Amazon in multiple countries including the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and others. No MSRP appears in the announcement—do not invent one.

Caveats

Coverage, person-count, and false-trigger claims are PR-sourced. Independent RF/privacy testing is not cited. Zone granularity in Apple Home vs Aqara Home may differ given the Thread exposure footnote—buyers who need eight zones should confirm the host app actually surfaces them.

FP400 vs FP2 in practice

FP2 owners care about the dual-radio jump and Matter path more than raw mmWave novelty. Thread without an Aqara hub lowers the barrier for Apple Home / Homey households that already run a border router, but the footnote—only one presence and one illuminance exposed on third-party Thread—means power users chasing eight zones may still want Aqara Home as the brain. Confirm that tradeoff before replacing an FP2 fleet.

Rocks take

Useful Matter-era presence upgrade with dual radios and a clear privacy pitch versus cameras. Verify zone features in your target ecosystem before buying. Source: Aqara.

FAQ

Do I need an Aqara hub? Not for Thread + third-party border router setup; Zigbee Matter integration still needs an Aqara hub.

Is there a camera? No—Aqara positions FP400 as mmWave spatial sensing without a camera.