| In the 21st century, the human race is expected | | | | time for your blinds and curtains to close, you can |
| to have a little bit of robotics in our house. | | | | block passersby from being able to look into your |
| According to some pop culture depictions, some | | | | home even if you don't make it home in time to |
| houses are supposed to be completely robotic or | | | | do it yourself. This works great in conjunction |
| at least have robot servants. With home | | | | with the lights feature as you can still have lights |
| automation, mankind is one step closer to the | | | | turn on while maintaining the privacy of your |
| future The Jetsons always promised. Home | | | | home. |
| automation can be applied to a variety of | | | | You can also use a remote monitoring |
| household appliances, home entertainment | | | | implementation of home automation to have your |
| systems, houseplant watering, and pet feeding | | | | house alert you when there a smoke detector |
| among other things. Not only is home automation | | | | senses fire or smoke. If you live in a big house or |
| hugely convenient and a great time saver, it can | | | | have loud music playing and can't hear the smoke |
| also act as part of your home security system. | | | | alarm beeping from another wing, your house will |
| One popular is for changing lighting ambiance for | | | | let you know. You can have it set up where all of |
| different purposes, such as for a romantic dinner | | | | the lights in the house blink and all other |
| or for a party. You can also extinguish or turn on | | | | electronics are turned off so as not to obstruct |
| all the lights in the house at one time either | | | | the noise. You can also have it set up to call your |
| through a timer or with the click of a button. The | | | | mobile phone or the fire department. Home |
| lighting feature is one that is key in home security | | | | automation goes the extra step before it's too |
| because you can set the lights to turn on or off | | | | late and the situation turns into a disaster. |
| depending on the time of the day. This is useful in | | | | Furthermore, you can tie home automation into |
| that you can arrange for lights to be turned on | | | | your home security system. You can select and |
| and off to simulate your presence when you are | | | | watch cameras live on the internet right from |
| not home. | | | | your home or business. This means you can |
| You can also use house automation to close blinds | | | | observe the activity around your house even |
| or curtains. Not only does this save you the pain | | | | while you're at work, so you always know it's |
| of having to get up and manually close all of the | | | | safe. Some security systems come with motion |
| blinds or curtains in your house (which could be a | | | | sensors that can notify you by cell phone as soon |
| real nuisance if you have a lot of windows) but | | | | as it detects unauthorized movement. |
| also increases your home security. By setting a | | | | |