One day, we will look back to this era and realize that we’re only just at the beginning of a journey. In the future, everything will be automated to make our lives easier. Right now, automation is in its infancy but there are still a few items you can buy to automate your home and make your life easier.

Here are five things you can go out and get tomorrow that won’t cost a fortune.

1. Pool Cleaner

Automatic pool cleaners have been around for a long time. The evolution from a human-operated net with a long stick to the early automatic cleaners to high tech robotic pool cleaners has happened over the last decade. Most of us don’t even think of our pool cleaner as automation! These days, whittling down the best pool cleaners to choose one that will suit your home and pool can be quite a task as there are so many on the market.

2. Smart Lights

Changing your lighting to smart lighting is a great way to take advantage of home automation. Usually, upgrading your lighting will just require a replacement of standard bulbs with smart bulbs that are technologically-advanced. Using an app, you can then schedule your lights to turn on and off while you’re away from home. Actually, you can do that from anywhere in the world while you’re traveling.

Some light globes can communicate with the GPS in your smartphone to track when you’re home.

3. Home Appliances

These days, home appliances go beyond washing and drying clothes or making ice cream.

You can text your smart oven a message to start cooking before you’ve even arrived home. Or message your refrigerator to check what supplies you’re running low on.

Looking for a recipe? How about an oven that emails you recipes based on what you like to cook.

4. Home security

20 years ago, security services were all the rage but these days, technology has allowed us to automate our security by installing
Wi-Fi cameras, door and window sensors that are connected to the internet.

These smart devices can alert you when there’s a problem. Same as the old security services, you’ll get a text or phone call with a live video feed.

5. Sprinklers

As the world’s water supplies dwindle, smart sprinklers have risen in popularity. The can help you save money while keeping your garden hydrated as well as save the planet.

A smart sprinkler can respond to weather data in real time and is not bound by a pre-determined schedule. These high-tech sprinklers will water your lawn when it needs it, based on actual weather conditions.

Another thing you can do is control the watering manually while you travel, from anywhere in the world using your smartphone.

Want to know more? Here are some more home automation ideas here.