FROM AI-POWERED BIRD BATHS TO A FULLY AUTOMATED HOME IRRIGATION SYSTEM PLUS A SMART CHICKEN COOP TO ENJOY FARM FRESH EGGS ALL SEASON LONG THIS SUITE OF BACKYARD TECH WILL TURN YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE INTO A SUN-SLATHERED SANCTUARY

BY TIA KIM

Moen Smart Sprinkler Controller and Smart Wireless Soil Sensors

This mighty duo is here to make your dreams of a lush, healthy, vividly green lawn come true while you sit back and enjoy an afternoon lemonade. The soil sensors pair with Moen’s smart sprinkler controller to optimize and automate your inground home irrigation system, taking the guesswork out of watering by ensuring the precise amount of H2O is used based on metrics like moisture and temperature levels of the soil. $180+, moen.com

Coop Smart Backyard Chicken Coop

Even when the country isn’t grappling with an ongoing egg shortage, farm-fresh yolks reign supreme, often packed with more vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids than store-bought cartons. (Bonus: they are simply tastier, too.) If the idea of nurturing your own flock seems daunting, meet the first-ever smart coop for backyard chickens. It features dual WiFi cameras and an automatic door synced to your flock’s schedule, which you can check in on and control from your phone. Coop’s EggsteinAI provides real-time alerts and insight, and a heavy-duty steel run addition lets your hens roam safely. $2,495, app.coop.farm

Thermacell LIV Smart Mosquito Repellent System

We might be entering peak mosquito season, but this smart repellent system from Thermacell aims to rid your backyard of the pesky blood hunters once and for all. The setup includes a series of five repellers placed throughout your outdoor space to create a perimeter, all controlled by a central smart hub that connects to your home WiFi network. The corresponding LIV app gives you control of the system from anywhere in the world: set schedules, timers, and monitor the status of your repellers. $800, thermacell.com

Bird Buddy Smart Hummingbird Feeder & Bird Bath

Every year in April, hummingbirds return to New Jersey to begin the new breeding season, and this smart feeder from Bird Buddy increases your odds of spotting the ruby-throated beauty. Crafted from durable outdoor-rated plastic, the feeder and bath feature a 5-megapixel camera to capture close-up stills and videos of the majestic creature, along with bees, butterflies, and other birds. The corresponding app alerts homeowners when you have backyard visitors, and built-in AI identifies each species so, like Pokeman, you can collect them all. $174+ mybirdbuddy.com

Segway Navimow X3 Robot Mower

The latest cutter from Segway’s hands-free mowing line, this just launched ‘bot boasts the maker’s next-gen AI navigation system to promise a precise, com prehensive cut, leaving no blade unturned. A trio of wide-angle cameras along with a suite of sensors can detect and dodge objects with ease, while real-time weather forecasts tell the machine when it’s time to take a break to avoid an afternoon downpour. $2,299, us.navimow.segway.com

MEATER Pro Duo

The smart cooking tool is doing double duty this summer, adding a second probe to track the temperature of two different dishes at once. Simply set each WiFi-enabled probe to two different boneless levels medium rare for her, medium for him, perhaps? Even a whole turkey arrives rich and juicy when you monitor the breast and leg temps simultaneously. $200, store-us.meater.com