Today is May the fourth, and when we think of IoT today we think of small devices that monitor the house, stream radio, and check how burnt my toast is. However, with it being May the fourth we can talk about projects that are in the spirit of the day.
First over on the website hackernoon.com, is an article about various challenges in building and IoT devices that were made, Droid Translator Helmets which will pick up the speaker’s voice and translate the speech into beeps and buzzes, a Death Star Clock, a Force detector, and others. While there is an article over on makezine.com on building an R2-D2. After building the R2-D2 unit, one can easily make it better with a bit of work and a Raspberry Pi.
References
Are You an IoT Jedi? Create Your Own Star Wars Inspired Tech. (2017, 12 15). Retrieved from Hackrnoon.com: https://hackernoon.com/are-you-an-iot-jedi-create-your-own-star-wars-inspired-tech-4c36ce8d4535
Gentile, P. (2016, March 7). The Comprehensive Guide to Building a Realistic R2-D2 Replica. Retrieved from Makezine.com: https://makezine.com/projects/building-your-first-r2/
Interesting, of all the IoT devices that interest me, smart thermostats are a show piece. These devices work for homes that have central control over heating and cooling. Sensibo, Ambi Climate and Tado Cooling are three products for automating any standalone AC unit that can be operated with an infrared remote control.
ReplyDeleteAmbi and Tado can control multiple units in a single room, while Sensibo places a sensor on each AC unit in the home and ties them to a central hub with Zigbee.
All three systems use predictive algorithms, presence sensors, weather data, and other sources to optimize the indoor climate while minimizing energy consumption.
Ngozi