Three stages of development of the smart lock industry

History of the smart lock industry Smart locks started in the 1970s with the development of microelectronics technology in the beautiful country, and entered our country in the 1990s. Up to now, it has been mainly divided into three stages:

The first stage: in the 1990s, it was mainly card-swiping locks and password locks, and the applications were mainly in commercial fields such as hotels.

The second stage: Entering the new millennium, until around 2010 and 2011, fingerprint locks began to appear, but they were still dominated by card swiping and passwords, and the applications were still mainly in commercial fields such as hotels. During this period, the industry has developed rapidly. There are many manufacturers.

The third stage: Until around 2016 and 2017, the industry entered a period of rapid development, and fingerprint locks gradually matured and became mainstream technologies. The application field began to enter the household civilian field from the simple commercial use of hotels in the early stage. At this time, the addition of the Internet has also begun to appear. The fourth stage: from around 2017 and 2018 to the present. As the concept of smart home began to be recognized by consumers, smart locks began to enter the stage of fierce industry competition. With the addition of a series of technologies such as remote operation, remote monitoring, video recording, and biometrics, the product has gradually matured and has become more and more popular. more and more recognized by consumers.