ADT Acquires Origin AI for $170M to Revolutionize Smart Home Security with Real-Time AI Sensing
February 24, 2026
Origin Wireless brings motion classification and camera-free human presence detection to enhance ADT’s security solutions with deeper context around alarms and occupancy.
The release contains forward-looking statements with typical risk factors around integration, product development, regulatory issues, and market adoption.
Statements highlight potential benefits, commercialization timing, and growth opportunities, noting the need for successful integration and accompanying risks.
ADT will host an investor briefing, with the March 2, 2026 earnings call discussing the acquisition, strategy, and long-term outlook via a live webcast.
The company plans to discuss the acquisition and 2025 results in a live webcast on March 2, 2026, providing context for investors.
Integration of Origin AI is expected to begin in 2027, with commercialization of integrated offerings following on a longer-term roadmap.
Origin AI’s tech enables camera-free motion and presence detection, enhancing occupancy classification, motion understanding, and alarm context while prioritizing privacy.
Origin’s portfolio includes over 200 global patents, forming an IP backbone to support future security and smart-home features, including aging-in-place applications.
ADT will acquire Origin AI (Origin Wireless) for $170 million in cash, adding real-time AI sensing to its smart home and security platform.
The acquisition aims to add an intelligence layer across ADT’s ecosystem, improving presence verification, alarm context, and aging-in-place applications.
Post-close, ADT aims to reduce false alarms, improve municipal compliance, and strengthen coordination with first responders through real-time presence and activity understanding.
Origin’s leadership envisions scaling AI sensing across millions of homes via ADT, delivering continuous, meaningful home awareness.
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The Manila Times • Feb 24, 2026
ADT Acquires Origin AI to Power AI Sensing and Ambient Intelligence for the Home
Stock Titan • Feb 24, 2026
ADT Acquires Origin AI to Power AI Sensing and Ambient Intelligence for the Home
QuiverQuant • Feb 24, 2026
ADT Inc. Acquires Origin Wireless, Inc. to Enhance AI-Driven Smart Home Security Solutions