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Alexa is barely home automation... it's a voice controlled switch in 99% of use. Home automation is events responding to triggers, as if by magic, not "Alexa,
by stedaniels 8y ago
Alexa is barely home automation... it's a voice controlled switch in 99% of use. Home automation is events responding to triggers, as if by magic, not "Alexa, kitchen lights on", nor too any real extent voice controlled scenes.
- jon-wood 8y agoIf I were a betting man I'd take a wager that by the end of Q1 2019 there'll be basic automation support built into Alexa, in the form of "when this motion sensor goes off turn on the lights", and a fairly robust set of functionality by the end of 2019.
- akhilcacharya 8y agoYou can already do that with Routines. https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/28/alexa-can-now-play-your-favorite-song-when-you-walk-into-a-room/ https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/28/alexa-can-now-play-your-f... Disclaimer - work on Alexa, but not this.