Home automation – the idea of a smart home that monitors and controls the inside environment, takes commands from occupants, and generally makes living easier. Hackers, makers, and engineers have been ...

Those of you interested in building your very own automation systems may be enjoyed reading the new home automation page created by the official Arduino team. The new resource provides over 40+ home ...

Home automation has long been associated with high costs, a burdening assembly time, and a cumbersome process that impelled us to discard the idea of automating projects. However, these days are long ...

The home of the future unlocks the door and turns on the lights when you arrive, brews coffee to wake you up, and automatically waters the garden. Seem like something that’s still decades away? You ...

[Photo: Courtesy Samantha Fisher] Imagine a house where your appliances run themselves, where lights adjust without you having to get up, and where your snail-mailbox would send you a message when you ...

In our modern semi-dystopia, it seems like most companies add automation features to their products to lock them down and get consumers to buy even more proprietary, locked-down components. The few ...

Makers and enthusiasts interested in creating their very own Raspberry Pi home automation system may be interested in a new project published to the Hackster.io website this week designed to provide ...

One of the promises of voice-based computing is the ability to make home automation simpler – something that major tech companies, including Amazon, Apple and Google, are now tackling with their own ...

The Raspberry Pi has been very popular among hobbyists and educators ever since its launch in 2011. The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized single-board computer with a Broadcom BCM 2835 SoC, 256MB to ...

Discover what a home automation system is and how it can contribute to energy and cash savings. Smart technology has progressed from our cellular devices to impacting nearly every part of our lives.

From initial discovery through final training and support, successful automation projects require disciplined execution of each phase including engineering design, procurement, factory testing, and ...