| | August 20198History The 1900s was the advent of washing machines, dishwashers, cloth dryers which were more of labour-saving machines. This was home (more of work) automation for the Xennials and the Millenials. Networks have brought in a lot of options as well as the expectation of Home Automation."Home automation is a step toward what is referred to as the "Internet of Things," in which everything has an assigned IP address, and can be monitored and accessed remotely."Home Automation can be categorized as below1. Electric and Heating/Cooling Systems e.g. ZigBee automation2. AI Controlling home devices as well as user preferences e.g. Google Home3. Robots who would interact with humans e.g MilagrowIntroductionHome automation is part of "The Internet of Things," also known as IoT. The way devices and appliances can be networked together to provide us with a seamless control over all aspects of your home and more. Home automation has been around for many decades in terms of lighting and simple appliance control. Recently technology caught up with the idea of the interconnected world at the touch of your fingertips or a simple voice command to Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, and Cortana. The dream of making your home smart is now a reality. Smart Home and home automation are quite interchangeable, in fact, if you research what is a smart home most of the same results will appear.Home automation has today progressed from large commercial building or expensive homes to every home with DIY options for every automation.The Automation Frenzy!Goodnight Google, Lights Out Alexa.... "Alexa wake me up at 5:00 am", Alexa/Google Home opens up a world of endless possibilities of home automation technologies and techniques.Set up your lights to slowly turn on as the sun rises, or when you are due to wake up. If you're feeling fancy, add in a weather forecast.Anything that can be brought on the network can be automated and remotely controlled. Even your wearable device which monitors your sleep provides your sleep analysis with step counter is Home Automation.Home automation commonly connects a lot of simple binary devices which is more of "on" and "off" such as lights, power outlets and electronic locks. Even simple monitors such as pets and baby movement monitors.The intelligent automation is an integration of the binary automation with AI, which enables users to have hardware and software remember choices and provide a personalized output for the users.HOME AUTOMATION (DOMOTICS) By Aniruddha Mehta, Head QA-IT, Alembic Pharmaceuticals LimitedIN MY OPINIONAniruddha Mehta
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