Controlling a House from a Smartphone: Voice-Controlled Home Automation

José Tomás Franco — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:38:00 +0000

It is already happening: the Internet of Things allows many devices to be digitally integrated into automated systems to be managed directly from our smartphones. If a user speaks to their phone and says, for example, the word "cleaning," home automation could raise the blinds, turn on the lights, and activate a robot vacuum. Amazon, with Alexa, and Google, with Google Home, are some of the virtual assistants that enable this integration; users simply download the application, link the devices, and give the command to their phone, which then activates the functions required to complete a specific task or create a scene.

Room by Room, Automation is Changing Interior Architecture

Niall Patrick Walsh — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Robotics and automation are a staple of any vision of how we will live in the future. Among architects and designers, this trend crosses a variety of scales, from smart cities to smart kitchens. As we outlined in our Trends That Will Influence Architecture in 2019, recent years has seen a strengthening in how interior spaces are being transformed by technologies, with searches for Domotics soaring by 450% in twelve months.

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Controlling a House from a Smartphone: Voice-Controlled Home Automation

Room by Room, Automation is Changing Interior Architecture