Inventions are made because of mankind’s pursue for quality living and convenience. Home appliances like rice cooker, juicer, vacuum cleaner, and water heater are popular because people wanted to do more in lesser amount of time. Rick Delgado, in his article What You Can Learn from The Jetsons About Home Automation, highlighted the similarities of today’s home automation devices with that of The Jetsons – a cartoon TV show created 50 years ago.
The Jetsons’ Home Automation Technology
The Jetsons’ creator, Hanna Barbera, thought of home automation technology 50 years ago and incorporated it to her animated show. Until now, The Jetsons’ home automation technology is way ahead than our own.
Rosie, a house helper robot, does everything for the Jetsons. She’s a cook, a nanny, and a cleaner. The Jetsons don’t even have to worry about changing their house’s temperature and managing their lighting options because these mundane tasks are done automatically for them .One of the best display of home automation technology is the Jetsons’ automatic meals. With just a push of a button, they can eat whatever they want without even bothering to clean the dishes. Imagine how fascinating these ideas were 50 years ago.
Today’s Home Automation Market
The nearest device available to compete with Rosie is the iRobot Roomba. It can cover every corner of your floor. However, a robot that can cook, clean, and watch over the kids remains an idea waiting to be realized. On the other hand, Nest and Hue can solve our problem with automatic temperature control and lighting. The closest thing that we have to compete with the Jetsons’ automatic meals is the Smart Refrigerator. It manages the content of your refrigerator, track expiration dates, and make dinner suggestions based on what you have. It’s still far from the Jetsons’ automatic meals but it’s a start.
In today’s fast changing times, many gadgets and devices are invented with the hope of achieving a fully automated living experience. There’s nothing impossible anymore considering how humans started off with stone tools but still managed to invent smartphones. In due time, there’s no doubt we’re going to surpass the Jetsons’ home automation technology.
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When you won’t even need to spare a couple of minutes for household chores, how will you make use of that extra time?
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