Homegrown smart devices maker Qubo is betting on on-device artificial intelligence (AI) to make smart-home products more accessible to Indian consumers, as it expands beyond security cameras into a wider range of connected appliances, the firm’s founder and chief executive Nikhil Rajpal told ET AI at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026.According to Rajpal, the company has developed AI models that can identify people and detect potential threats on its smart cameras, some priced at around Rs 2,500.“Many of the models we’ve built actually work for free on your device,” he said, explaining that Qubo does not entirely rely on…