Home automation or domotics is building automation for a home. A home automation system will monitor and/or control home attributes such as lighting, climate, entertainment systems, and appliances. It may also include home security such as access control and alarm systems.
CITIB-AMX control panel
Nest Learning Thermostat showing weather's impact on energy usage
Ring video doorbell with Wi-Fi camera
August Home smart lock
A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or more human occupants, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully- or semi-sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. Homes provide sheltered spaces, for instance rooms, where domestic activity can be performed such as sleeping, preparing food, eating and hygiene as well as providing spaces for work and leisure such as remote working, studying and playing.
Plans for a detached house showing the social functions for each room
Taíno petroglyphs in a cave in Puerto Rico
Industrialization brought mass migration to cities. This one-room worker home from Helsinki is typical to late 19th century and early 20th century, often housing large families.
House at 8A, Bulevardul Aviatorilor, Bucharest, Romania
