1. Home Automation
Theora Rice
CS 536

3. Outline
History
Indoor
Outdoor
Social
Toys

4. History
1937 – Westinghouse
ELEKTRO and dog, Sparky!

5. History 1966 – Westinghouse engineer Jim Sutherland
ECHO IV
1969 – Neimann-Marcus “Kitchen Computer”

6. History – 1980s HERO (Heathkit Educational RObot) Topo
Educate about robot construction
“Guard mode”
Able to carry 10 lbs
Topo
Educate about computers
Social
Communicates via base station

7. History – 1980s Omnibot Dustbot X10 protocol refined
Cassette tape programming
Time-sensitive feature
Dustbot
1985 – First vacuum-type
X10 protocol refined
1989 – First personal installation security system

8. History – 1990s-2000s CyberKnife Push the talking trash can
Radiotherapy tool
Push the talking trash can
Electrolux Trilobite
Robotic vacuum cleaner
Robot wars
iRobot begins producing

9. Indoor HVAC Lighting Audio and visual controls Intercoms Savant
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
Internet and/or remote controlled, window-connected
Lighting
Blinds/curtains/windows
Audio and visual controls
Intercoms
Savant

10. Indoor Robovac iRobot LG Samsung Asus Acer MSI Netbook wars?

11. Indoor Automatic… Litter boxes, pet feeders, etc. Alarm clocks
Countertop cleaning, drape management
Massager
Security
Kitchen robots - Future

12. Indoor – Assistive Domotics
Matilda Smart House – University of Florida

13. Indoor – Assistive Domotics
Emergency assistance
First Gen – Alarm systems and emergency response telephones
Second Gen – monitors users vital signs
Third gen – social connectivity through media
Reminders and medication dispensers

14. Outdoor Garage door Plant watering Pool cleaning Lawn mowing
Gutter cleaning
Window Cleaning

15. Social Disability Robots Help children interact with their environment
Wheelchairs, etc.
Care-Providing Robot FRIEND
Exo-skeletons

16. Social Telepresance Nursing home Wakamaru Paro
Paro

17. Toys Furby – 1990s Automaton Toys Electronic pets Vehicles Humanoid
40 million sales in 3 years
Automaton Toys
Electronic pets
Hexbug
Tekno the Robotic Puppy
Vehicles
Big Trak
Humanoid
Femisapien

18. Works Cited An Extra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzhlU8rXgHc
An Extra: