INSANE Automation Ideas that may take it too far 😬
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
- These 10 home automation ideas reeeeally test the limits on what’s overboard… let’s assess and see how useful these really are!
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0:00 Intro
0:40 What to watch
1:49 Robot vacuum button
2:44 Scare kids back to bed
3:34 Smart tracker
4:35 Hidden NFC tag
5:52 Help with groceries
6:43 Dynamic alarm
7:37 Extra wake up motivation!
8:19 NFC music tag
9:21 Hit me baby one more time!
10:32 Dad snack automation
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All right, let’s hear YOUR opinion… does my home automation go overboard? Is that even possible?! 🙃
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Never thought about the possibility to just hit/slap something to start an automation. This opens a new world for me :D
Great video! For my robot vacuums, I have an automation set up such that in any room/hallway, you can double click the primary light switch (flashed with ESPHome), and the vacuum will come clean that room. I also have smart switches near trash cans on both of my floors, and when you double click either of those switches, the vacuum will head over to the trash can to be emptied. (One day I'll get vacuums that empty themselves!)
@@adarlington I actually have the same, only with separate light switches/buttons for these functions.
I use SmartThings multi purpose sensors (incl. vibrations) on all windows and doors. On the doors it will ring my doorbell and activate doorbell features if people simply knock on the door. Intuitive and practical.
I guess it is never overboard 😄 Is it possible to create a trigger from the distance remaining between me and my home ? say my map is on and I am 'x' kilometres away from home and it triggers an automation at my home . Sorry lf it sounds stupid 😬
We're using NFC tags behind switches as well, but it's designed to bring up the documentation for that switch, so at a glance you can see:
- a reminder of what that switch controls
- under what circumstances the switch fails ("unavailable if ZigBee repeater on 1st floor is down", etc.)
- how to get the desired action done if the switch does fail ("alternatively, press and hold XY switch")
Approval Factor is pretty good!
This is better than most companies run their networks
Wow that’s extremely useful! I could improve my documentation and that could be a fun way to do it!
Amazing!
I have a label on all my wall plates (they're two part, so it's hidden) with a breaker number on them. This makes it easy to determine which breaker I need to turn off to work on a given light switch. (When I do my outlets, I will do the same.) Something like this might be another good bit of information to store in your documentation!
That's actually really cool, we should definitely use those!
LOVE The robot vacuum specific room cleaning button idea! It’s so incredibly practical!
i have a similar automation to turn on the lights when someone knocks at the door. it is better than motion sensor as it doesn't get triggered by everyone.
That’s a good idea!
I've got the same. Vibration sensor on the back of the door.
And opening and closing the door doesn’t set it off?
Guess you don't have a video door bell! lol
@@morells09 it does but I want that. Like when I open the door lights turn on and then when I lock the door manually the lights turn off.
Reed I'm really enjoying this series where you show different home automation examples. I don't care how crazy they seem keep it up because all of them are great for getting my creative juices flowing!
Glad to hear! Thanks!
My best vacuum hack is making an area called "movie night" which covers under and front of the sofa so when we take kids to sleep, Roomba takes care of the popcorn bits AND this made me think of programming Roomba not only for areas but also - scenarios. Makes perfect sense for us.
I like it!
I have a routine similar to your "Kids Out Of Bed" one but when their room doors open any time after their normal bed time, it turns on our lights under our bed to gently get our attention in case we need to help. If you're in a deep sleep, you can maybe miss it but being the light sleeper I am, I rarely don't react and it's been incredibly convenient.
I have mine google a list of excuses why mommys naked so im always prepared for when the children come our way!
You should do a day in the life showing all you automations that you use
That would be a fun video! Thanks for the suggestion!
Imagine banging a random part of a table and a gun shelf opens up
😀
The Flex whispering at the kids had me 😂
Love your automaton ideas bro, sometimes you inspire me and give me ideas, so thank you
yes, automations are the best thing in a smart home and sharing automation ideas on the internet is amazing 😊👍
To get up, i have a cat, smart bulbs mimicking natural sunrise, and alarms.
That vacuum button is insane. I really hope i remember to implement this when i get my HA lol
it's easier to connect your vacuum to your voice assistant and just say "Hey Google, clean the bathroom". Assuming you have a voice assistant. This is more practical because you don't need buttons in every room and you can even start cleaning a room no matter where you are. So you don't have to walk to the kitchen to start cleaning the kitchen 😎
I've done the wall switch NFC tag idea. I did it by cutting up a oversize NFC tag and using masking tape, but it works. I'll have to consider adding some more for guest mode and that kind of thing.
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Wow, this is my favorite automation video yet. I need to get some of these setup, awesome!
Thanks Ethan! Yes set some of these up and I’m always down to help!
Vacuum was awesome, but, for me, the fun factor biased the practicality score for the the nfc tags and vibration sensors. Both seem to be more involved than my current automations.
As always super video👍🏼
just great to see how your family is participating. Adds a lot of fun 👌🏼😁
I have a simple shortcut called "Hodor" that locks the front door. Also when going to bed my wife likes the fan on and thunderstorm noises and would always tell me to "do the thing." Well now the bedroom Google *cough* Nest Mini listens for "Hey Google, do the thing." Many of my automation triggers are based around how to get that wonderful first time eye roll from the wife. "Hodor" was one of the best eye rolls yet.
"Kids, I need some help, go jump on dad and wake him up." That one cracked me up!
The scare the kids back to bed was amazing
THANK YOU! Your channel is awesome. I have been automating my home since windows 95 using some Radio Shack light controls. Look forward to adapting your ideas!!!!
I ended up getting rid of all the remotes with the CEC via HDMI that turns everything on from one remote control. I know some brands have issues with CEC, but I am lucky that all of my stuff is from the same brand so it works well. But the old hit the TV to make it work better - I can see the fun value in that.
Great Video…. Never thought about putting nfc tags under light plates. Going to start doing that. :)
Glad to hear you like the idea!
Reed, I'm impressed with all the possibilities you're showing here! It's so much more than the standard light bulb and scenes stuff. I'm still pretty new to this stuff, so excuse my possibly silly question... But can a ConBee 2 handle all these extra buttons and sensors? Since I wouldn't need a gateway for every brand it would seem like a good solution, wouldn't it? Thank you!
The first automation is genius! I'm going to set this up right away!
Edit: The watch list reminder automation.
I think the NFC tag idea is genius!
Thanks for making me start my journey of home automation. I was able to create a automation of “clean everywhere” using a tag but now with same tag i would like to send it home. Thanks in advance.
The Echo Flex whispering the monsters are awake, made me literally laugh out loud 😂
Are the kids the monsters who are awake? 🤔
@@VPSmartTech now I'm not sure anymore 😂. At first I just thought it was something to scare his daughter back to her room. Maybe even both
It’s just to scare them, no double meaning. Maybe more like angry parent getting woken up in the middle of the night could be a monster.
most of these were pretty clever. the two that got me laughing the most were the two that involved the kids: "go to bed, the monsters are awake"
and "i need help....go jump on daddy." LOL.
We have presence detectors under all of our beds. You can activate a special mode that gives some attention in the bedroom when the detector in the kid room triggers. It's for the special moments the parents may have during the night. From triggering to entering the bedroom is enough time to get everything child friendly. :)
Another Saturday, another smart home solve video!! Love the vids, keep it up ;)
Thanks Jacob! Will do!
One of your best video's, make me smile all the way trough.
Wow that makes me really happy to hear! Thank you for the kind words!
These are generally great idea, you’ll have a yield to them, but they. Are entertaining at a minimum, awesome unique idea for some! Keep them coming!
I love your videos with automation ideas, no matter how crazy they might be 😄😄😄👏👏👏
Your channel is fantastic! Keep it up man!
Just right for all! Can't wait to set up. Thank you.
Thanks Marie!
That pressure sensor is genius! I'm gonna look for it immediately!
Would love to see a weekly or monthly video edition of crazy automations that you and your subscribers from around the world do. Unique things that we can all use if we need to.
Any recommendations to organize the automations and devices?
Name patterns for instance, a video on how to keep everything under control would be great.
I like the Fonzi style media center activation feature. Something I should add to my setup.
For the vitamin reminder/counter button, maybe better application will be with an NFC tag below the container?
'Spouse' approval went down on the NFC idea as it meant having her phone to hand. He said that in the video.
I’m so grateful I found your channel 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Haha 😂. Luv it. That’s seriously the best idea I’ve heard of, hitting the tv cabinet.
The vitamins example would also be good for pets to not over feed them or for those caring for others who have to take tablets. It can be easy to forget if they've taken them, or if there's multiple people caring for them, making sure each other knows what they've done... this could definitely help that process.
apart from guiding the kid back to bed everything else is great automation and not taking too farrrrrr. I love the way you have shown the spouse approval rating which is the most important bit in any automation
I have to agree with the Roomba button because by the time I’ve said “Alexa, ask Roomba to vacuum the bathroom” I could have just swept it myself. These long drawn out conversations with smart devices is getting old. It’s the with my weather station. By the time I’m finished asking if it’s going to rain at my location it’s already raining. I also like the idea of the vibration sensors because they could possibly alert me when the washing machine is finished or starting a different cycle so I don’t need to stand over it waiting.
but you have to buy buttons for each room and you have to physically go into the room to start the cleaning. With a voice assistant you save money and don't have to get up 😂
@@VPSmartTech buttons are cheaper.
@@VPSmartTech where are you when you see dirt in the bathroom? Already in the bathroom.
Also the entire concept of Smart Homes is generally not to save money because Smart homes literally are: You pay more money to live a more comfortable life.
@@thenamen935 I am in the bathroom room and that's why I tell my Smart Speaker in the bathroom to clean it 😀
The NFC stuff would be great if it was possible to scan them without having to unlock the phone first. That is the only thing that prevents me from using more NFC tags for my automations. Because if I have to unlock the phone anyway I can open the device controls shortcut and select the stuff I want in there.
I dig the first one. And good call on Ted Lasso. Brilliant show.
Love these ideas, especially the one that scares the kids to go back to their room! My wife would hate me hahaha
We can have all the automations but it takes a human to put them to good use. Loved it , Pushing things too far is how innovation takes place.
NFC tag in the light switch... the only thing I can think of is quagmire mode for when you get home after a date. Lmao 🤣
Cool automations, I love the Ferris Bueller quote!
Media Center Vibration Sensor idea is awesome fun!!!
It's not just in films 😁 One winter, a professor turned on a heater in the classroom. It's one of those old ones with the tubes. Only one of the tubes was working so the heating was minimal. A friend gave the heater a careful slap and one more tube came back to life! 😁 We were all thankful to him.
I absolutely love this channel. I have gotten a lot of issues solved by watching it. I do wonder if there's an automation that'll keep the wife from complaining about the automations. 🤣 Also not one automation in this video has gone to far, they're perfect.
Great video. Backfire proof automations are tricky!! I miss Luna!
Another great video with good information. Since I seem to have the same goal of total automation I do like these actions. I thinks using the vibration sensor is genius. I want to incorporate more buttons in the home but as you mentioned they are not cheap. I did get 6 at Prime day that I need to setup and will purchase whatever else I need come black friday to finish. Thank you for continuing to help us improve our homes.
I already had the idea and was planning to add hidden NFC tags in lieu of smart switches. Besides the expense and bother of switching out switches for smart switches, I rent in an older building and I don’t believe there are grounding wires everywhere, which means that many of them wouldn’t work anyway. Thanks for confirming that it’s a good idea!
I sometimes have the same issue with bedtime. I may have to explore your solution at some point.
I like how you involve your wife and kids with the jokes. If you keep it up I may even be able to get my wife to watch your videos with me on shared watch time, so I don’t have to carve out the time separately and get more of them watched! Haha
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Reed, thanks for another great video. I love all those ideas, particularly using vibration sensors - you don’t need to have your phone on hand to read an NFC tag, and it’s an easy action to remember. But maybe I’d use the term “knock” as in knock on the cabinet, instead of “hit”. 😏
Knocking works too but it’s fun to hit things. It’s more of a node to all the times it’s used in movies/tv shows ua-cam.com/video/insM7oUYNOE/v-deo.html
I love your automations videos!
As much as I love the idea of whacking the TV stand to start the media stuff, it’d never work in my house. Given said unit is also used for putting post down, or as a coffee table or an impromptu “just dump it here” surface, it’d probably trigger every few minutes!
I have a wake alarm going based on when I went to bed. Been using that well over a year. Maybe even a couple years. Currently it looks to see if my phone is in the bedroom and charging. Pressure sensor does not work because my wife will roll to my side of the bed sometimes. The alarm turns off if my phone leaves the bedroom to another place for more then 10 minutes. I also have a (preemptive?) "snooze" alarm button I can hit to extend the sleep time when I can't get to sleep.
I think these automations are just right Reed. Thanks. 😊
I appreciate it Ron!
Great information. So many good ideas to consider.
Those ideas are pretty sweet! Sweet video.
The vitamins should be placed on some king of a button, so the vitramins action activates when you pick it up :D
I need a Fonz way of making things work! Will def try that one!
Give your wife a button that she can press on the dashboard when she pulls into the garage to summon you to help with the groceries.
or maybe put that button inside the trunk, so it won't look to ugly on the dashboard. Everytime your wife opens the trunk and needs help, she can press that button.
the point is to help the spouse not add the burden of beckoning the husband.
I like the NFC tags for Spotify on the Echos. I've been considering doing something similar. Spotify connect can be iffy on whether or not it wants to let me connect to an Echo group, but asking Alexa to start playing on that group always works. I've got an automation in Shortcuts now where I can just tap it and it automatically asks Alexa to start playing music on the appropriate group for where I am. By using NFC stickers to trigger it, I hope to mimic the AirPlay handoff from HomePods
Just like Fonzie hitting the Jukebox to get it to play. I like it!
Nice job! I think some are too far, but they are so funny too. I'm thinking all day what can i do too 😅. Keep doing this great videos, i really enjoy them!
For the NFC thing you could build a frame, draw 3-4 phone shaped black boxes, put them in there, write what they do above them and then hang it up. Could look really nice, imo.. sorta a hacky switch
I’m seeking the ultimate theater automation but have no clue how to trigger: I want the lights to do when turning the tv on but completely go out when starting a show/movie, then come back up to dim when the credits roll
Love all of these ideas! For your Withings Sleep mat, how quickly does it detect your presence getting into and out of bed? From what I've read, it can be delayed up to 20-30 seconds.
Reed, great channel, it's really inspiring me to automate my home. I have a question not related to this video. I use the echo 4th generation with zigbee hub, a zigbee door sensor and a smart switch to turn on may garage lights every time I open the door to the garage. I set a routine on alexa to wait 20 min and turn off the lights. The question is: is there a form to interrupt a running routine on alexa? I don't want the light to turn off in 1 minute if I open that door for a second time 19 minutes after the first time 🙃.. thank you
Clever and a breath of fresh air from the mundane everyday normal routines. Entertaining and fun especially for party tricks in my opinion.
Thanks Arthur! Glad to hear you liked it!
Not really an automation, but I have two cameras in a room that I want to make sure I know when they are active. So I have a plasma globe turned on when the cameras are on, and turned off when the cameras are off. It's a great way to see if I'm recording at a glance. Since that room is public, and the cameras are hidden, its pretty convenient.
cool 👏
Love these automations! Nice showcase on Inception! It's my favorite movie!
I love that movie and basically every Christopher Nolan movie for me.
I really like the alarm timing thing a lot.
Your wife nailed the scary whispers lol.
'percussive maintenance', nice lol 😁
Dynamic alarm clock is really good idea!
...Did you already get all of the groceries..? 🤣 too real
I have a 4 section sliding mirrored doors built in wardrobe. The middle two sections slide open and I have a TV inside for viewing from bed at night. I use Alexa for the rest of my home automations. What would you suggest that I could use to attach to the mirrored doors to automate them when I command from bed. Great Channel thank you :)
I love all these videos! What’s the software you are using for automation? I have been trying to figure it out.
is there a way to randomize a timer in HA to turn some lights on at various times outside at night, but not always at like 3am?
These are some neat ideas!
I feel like a bit of a luddite when it comes to "internet of things" stuff, I would much rather have everything hardwired.
But if I could make one of these systems not have any access to the internet there could be some neat applications that wouldn't worry me as much!
I use a flex with the night light plugged into the USB bottom and the flex has a light detector so it only comes on if that hallways dark I love it & its good for the kids to have to navigate in the hallway at night without having to turn the big bright light, it's a nice light that comes from the floor rather than the ceiling and I keep it on red at night and you can change the brightness very simple but 1 of my favorite devices I have two more of the flexes that I use in my house ones right next to my back door it has a motion detector in the USB and I have one in my basement with a motion detector too and I put an Old Dot next to it so that if that motion detector is triggered the dot tells people to get the F out of the basement 🤷🏻♂️✌🏼
For the button you have in the bathroom do I need the hub? I have the new echo with the ZigBee installed. I want to use the button to set a alarm for my laundry
Now I want to get a old school Jukebox, mount a vibration sensor and do a Fonzie impression every time I want to play some music
Not too far! I have an automation that when I "knock on wood" (the table next to my chair), some fairy lights twinkle in response. It's fun when someone who's never seen it before comes over :)
Awesome! Those fun automations can be the best!
Love the scare the kids one.. brilliant..
This vid is awesome. I would love to know more about the music dashboard you created. My biggest complaint about my smart home is getting the type of music i want to play where i want to play it.
Thanks Joseph! I have a video in the works about the music dashboard and some other related dashboard content. Keep an eye out for it!
The nfc tag under face plate is actually really cool
It would be great if you could highlight vibration/pressure sensors.
Are smart watches able to read nfc tags and handle general home automation tomfoolery?
Hi Reed just found your videos and I love them idk if u will see this but I have a question is there a solution to automate things in a room that has no outlets I do have a ceiling light but one of our small bathrooms does not have an outlet in it is there any automation I can do with the ceiling light? Is there a way to bring power to this room with a device? I hope I explained it well I feel dumb asking but I am really bad with tech and am watching all your videos so I can start my own smart home. Another question I purchased an echo 8 and 2 echo 5s I want to get the echo 10 to have zigby hub I want to start making amazon routines and turning my home into a smart home where do I start do I purchase a smart things hub? What should be my next step to start making my rooms smart? Thank you I hope you see this and can help me. I can't say it enough I really enjoy your videos and your so creative knowledge funny and you amaze me with what you can do! God bless and much support from me I've subscribed the moment I watched your first video and I can not get enough! I wish the best for you your channel and your beautiful family!
Now I wanna try and adapt some of these for HomeKit LOL
I would have a reminder to drink water first thing in the morning, take my vitamins, have my coffee start automatically and a reminder to eat my overnight oats...oh, morning music.
Hey @Smart Home Solver the vitamin button is different than the bathroom is it just an old version or what's the difference?
i never knew there is a pressure sensitive device you can put under the mattress, thanks
It's got some pretty great sleep tracking capabilities too, I watched a video of a guy who really knew his stuff testing it, and it had seriously impressive accuracy. If you're on a budget, I regularly see them in used/like new condition available for about $50 online