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The Next Generation of Home AutomationSmart homes have come a long way -- how much can you automate to make your life easier?

ByMichael Frederiksen

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Remember Rosie from the Jetsons? She was the XB-500 model robotic maid helping Mr. and Mrs. Jetson keep their house clean on mainstream TV in the 60's and later the 80's.

罗西是一个虚构的最先进的机器人为her time, giving people a glimpse into what home automation could look like in the future. Rosie is now sentimentally vintage, and while we still don't have automated robot butlers a la Rosie, we are able to control and automate just about any mechanical feature in our homes using a smartphone or smartwatch.

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