SMOBOT Wi-Fi Kamado Controller (daisy-wheel kit)
No fan at all: a robot that turns the top vent — A robotic damper that replaces the kamado's top daisy wheel and opens and closes it to hold temperature, with no fan in the bottom vent. Naked Whiz found "some of the best results we've seen in all of our testing" — 4.6★ across 93 Amazon owners, sold by SMOBOT's company.
Sold and shipped by IOT Controls LLC · 30-day refund/replacement · read 2026-10-11
Specs
| Fits | Kamados with a daisy-wheel top vent (Big Green Egg, Primo, Grill Dome Infinity); caps for Kamado Joe and others sold separately |
| Control | Servo-driven top damper; no fan |
| App / Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi app |
| Probes | 1 grill thermocouple + 2 food probes |
| Power | Micro-USB (wall supply or USB battery pack) |
| Warranty | 1 year controller and damper (not if the controller is exposed to water); 6 months probes (SMOBOT) |
| Owner rating | 4.6★ / 93 |
| Model | SMOBOT-A |
Pros
- Naked Whiz, a ceramic-cooker test site, found "some of the best results we've seen in all of our testing"
- Works with the cooker's own draft instead of forcing air, and draws little power: a USB battery pack runs it
- Only two critical reviews on Amazon, and owners report units still working after five years
- Sold on Amazon by IOT Controls LLC, the company behind SMOBOT
Cons
- Kamados only, and only the daisy-wheel top vent on this kit; other caps cost more
- About $309, the most of any fan-free option, and a thin base of owners
- Owners call it "Pain in the rear to clean" and say the app stops updating temperatures until reopened
- A one-year warranty that lapses if the controller gets wet
Only two critical reviews: cleaning ("Pain in the rear to clean") and a display whose buttons stopped working after a year. A 4-star owner in 2026 notes the app "doesn't update the temps after a bit".
6 percent of 93 owner ratings are one or two stars as of 2026-10-11; the 2 most recent of 2 critical written reviews read · critical reviews read 2026-10-11
“This is the right way to automate the Big Green Egg, allowing the natural convection. Works great.”— Brian M Kennedy, Amazon · Verified owner
Pro review “the SMOBOT controller is extremely good at controlling the temperature of your cooker with some of the best results we've seen in all of our testing.”Hands-on control and charcoal-consumption tests; the page shows no date, so asOf is our read date; quote matched verbatim 2026-10-12— Naked Whiz (ceramic-cooker review site), Naked Whiz
FAQ
Who is the SMOBOT Wi-Fi Kamado Controller (daisy-wheel kit) for?
You cook on a ceramic kamado, you want its natural draft left alone, and you would rather a servo turned the top vent than a fan forced air through the bottom.
What do owners say about the SMOBOT Wi-Fi Kamado Controller (daisy-wheel kit)?
4.6★ across 93 owner ratings (Amazon, read 2026-10-26 · early data). What owners complain about: Only two critical reviews: cleaning ("Pain in the rear to clean") and a display whose buttons stopped working after a year. A 4-star owner in 2026 notes the app "doesn't update the temps after a bit".
Who sells the SMOBOT Wi-Fi Kamado Controller (daisy-wheel kit) on Amazon, and can it be returned?
Sold and shipped by IOT Controls LLC, when we read the listing on 2026-10-11. Amazon's returns line read: 30-day refund/replacement. Sellers and return terms can change, so check both on the listing before you buy.
What is the warranty on the SMOBOT Wi-Fi Kamado Controller (daisy-wheel kit)?
1 year controller and damper (not if the controller is exposed to water); 6 months probes (SMOBOT)
Does the SMOBOT Wi-Fi Kamado Controller (daisy-wheel kit) warranty still apply if I buy it on Amazon?
Yes as far as the document goes: SMOBOT's warranty carries no authorized-dealer, unauthorized-reseller or marketplace condition — we checked the full text on 2026-10-12. That is unusual in outdoor gear, where the multi-year term is often attached to the dealer channel rather than the product.
Record
- — Added as the fan-free kamado option: $309 sold by IOT Controls LLC (SMOBOT), read 2026-10-11 with both critical reviews.
Warranty — and what changes if you buy it on Amazon
1 year controller and damper (not if the controller is exposed to water); 6 months probes (SMOBOT) · you are buying this on Amazon
No condition on where you buy. SMOBOT’s warranty document carries no authorized-dealer, unauthorized-reseller or marketplace clause — we checked the full text on . That is unusual in outdoor gear and it is in this product’s favour.
Read it yourself: SMOBOT warranty document · we read it . Terms change without announcement, so treat this as a dated snapshot. How warranty works by buy path →
✓ Safety: no active recall — CPSC recall API 2026-10-12: RecallTitle=SMOBOT → 0 records (control held).
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Data last verified: 2026-10-26. Ratings are real, dated reads — never scraped or invented. Full methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.