How Robots Are Changing The Home Improvement Sphere |
Posted: December 25, 2018 |
The sector of domestic robotics has been in the scope of interests of major companies and investors ever since its humble beginnings in the 1990s. It has come a long way and triumphal procession of home robots and does not seem to be ready to come to an end. According to the report of the International Federation of Robotics, the sales in the robot industry in both domestic and industrial areas have been at the highest level of $5.2 billion over 2017. The expected average growth rate is projected to reach 20-25% in the period of 2018-2020 that will bring $11 billion in revenue. Dramatic improvements in the robotic industry that have taken place over the past decade have increased the interest of the potential consumers to the robots. This article explores the application of robots in home automation. The robotic servants mentioned in the article are already on duty and are reasonably expensive. Today, robotic servants, though relatively primitive comparing with Sci-Fi smart homes, have spelled the end of some household chores. People do not tend to think of microwave ovens, coffee makers, dishwashers, washing machines and dryers as robots, but, actually, they are. Although they do not move about the house and still are controlled by a human, intelligent home appliances have profoundly eased and, moreover, improved the life of people. These robots are reliable. They have proved by years of their service that people can count on them as helpers and robots won’t let them down. Everyday home use of intelligent appliances is mostly in the sectors of cooking, cleaning, and entertainment. Cooking Cooking has never been easier or more connected. Smart home devices have not only taken up such tedious tasks as, for example, hand-washing dishes, but also came into control of the shopping lists. New intelligent refrigerator models keep track of what food is inside and order the products people run out using an app. Some of them have built-in panoramic camera that can send a photo of the contents of the fridge to a smartphone, so there are no more worries about the list of ingredients for some culinary masterpiece. Built-in Wi-Fi connection in domestic appliances does miracles. The temperature of coffee in a coffee maker is easily controlled through an app, as well as the temperature and cook time of the food in the cooker. At-home bartenders will make a perfect cocktail using with dozens of recipes to choose from on its accompanying app. These are just a few of a wealth of features the latest developments in the kitchen automation area can offer. Cleaning Floor cleaning, vacuum cleaning, pool cleaning, window cleaning are now in the domestic robots’ hands. They are a fun way to get a boring household chore done. Take a robot vacuum cleaner. It may not be as effective in a standard vacuum cleaner, but who wouldn’t want to have a robot at home that vacuums the house and saves its owner’s precious time. No less advantageous and fun a robotic pool cleaner is. It is doubtful that one can beat the convenience of simply dropping the robot-cleaner into the pool and let it do its job. Pluses are obvious, especially when compared to fiddling with all those hoses in the process of standard cleaning method. The last but not the least helper to mention is a robotic window cleaner — a representative of a greater depth in the world of automation. This gadget takes the boredom out of people’s lives and replaces it with free time. Entertainment Robots not only can do the job for people; when it comes to having fun, robotic toys or hobby robots do come in handy. The entertainment industry goes hand-to-hand with technological development. Robotic toys have formed a large sector in the industry. A 2017 report from World Robotics shows that entertainment robots sold 2.5 million units in 2017 and brought a revenue of $1.1 billion. This is no wonder, as they have a relatively low cost and quite a lot to offer to their owners. To name a few, these robots have built-in microphones and cameras to recognize voice, identify faces and interact with people. Wrap up Technological advances do change the world, and it is next to impossible to foresee what innovations in this domain are in store. Today, along with high quality functional intelligent devices, there is quite a lot of robots that are more imagination than reality and barely able to get through demonstrations. Thus, it is only reasonable to count on human skills, abilities, and talents to get some work done while taking advantage of what domestic robot sector can offer to improve our environment and life.
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