There is no area of our daily lives that is not influenced by the use of technology. Take your car, for example; it’s brimming with computer-controlled systems for engine management, security and even the audio system. In the home you have a wealth of technology – from your smart TV to your automatic garage door – and at work we are completely reliant on computers and advanced telephony.
What technology is there for home care and maintenance, and are these devices better than getting professional help? That’s what we want to look at in this article, so let’s get started.
Automated Cleaning and Maintenance
The obvious example oof a home cleaning device that uses advanced technology is the robot vacuum cleaner. Seen as a novelty when first introduced, the later and more developed models are surprisingly capable and increasingly popular. Having a cleaner that emerges from its station at a given time daily, and then heads back to recharge, certainly does away with one mundane job!
The same is true of the similar robot lawnmower which keeps your grass trimmed, and the lesser-known robot gutter cleaning devices! The latter is something of a specialist device that is used where gutters on a building are prone to frequent blockage. For your home it will be more cost-effective to enlist the services of an Atlanta gutter cleaning company such as Clean Pro Gutter Cleaning to attend to your property perhaps once a year.
Remote Light and Heat Control
Remote light and heat control systems have been available for some time, yet the latest are simply astonishing in what they are capable of. Not only can you adjust the settings in your home from anywhere via a smartphone app, but the better examples will use GPS to tell when you are a certain distance from home and automatically activate the heating, for example. Lights can be operated the same way, and these systems can also be integrated with a security solution.
Given the advances in smartphone apps and wireless communication it should come as no surprise that these remote systems are also used to open and close curtains and blinds as well as launching audio and visual systems for security and convenience. You can easily make your home a smart home with just a few simple devices and downloaded apps.
Smart Appliances
It remains to be seen where technology will take us next in terms of home cleaning and maintenance devices. We have already seen the smart fridge that orders what you are short of automatically, and these will surely become more commonplace as technology is perfected and problems ironed out.
However, for many jobs around the home – such as the aforementioned gutter cleaning – it is still best to get the professionals in rather than invest in gutter robots that may be needed. For your living room vacuuming, however, the technology is already available to take that one mundane yet necessary job out of your hands and make life that little bit easier.
