> it starts the vacuum, and when that's done dispatches the mopper Great point -- outsourcing control leads to logic that can improve and be coordinated betwee

> it starts the vacuum, and when that's done dispatches the mopper Great point -- outsourcing control leads to logic that can improve and be coordinated between unrelated systems. > If I can tell a central system Or better yet, not need to tell it, and have your kitchen cleaned while you're at work, possibly with a phone notification if you really want it. Probably just a passive history+status interface normally, though, once you trust it. Obviously a vacuum cleaner could have heuristics to tell when you're out (clocks and radar etc) but that's just a dead-end solution when your thermostat and your lights and your curtains and your security system all want to know too.