ESP8266 is essentially an Arduino with WiFi for 2 dollars on AliExpress. With Hass.io and Esphome it becomes trivial to configure these in your home with some s

ESP8266 is essentially an Arduino with WiFi for 2 dollars on AliExpress. With Hass.io and Esphome it becomes trivial to configure these in your home with some sensor or relays. I think once the ecosystem is more ready, you will see more applications. In my view, especially the automations between sensors and actuators are currently bothersome to configure.