Recent innovations in security and protection for the home

When it comes to the world of home security and safety products, there has been a real revolution in recent years. With advances in monitoring technology, lighting, and electronics, new products and devices abound on the market. Here is an overview of some of the latest.

robots

While we’re all familiar with the handy cleaning robots that have been available for some time, robots are finally becoming available as home security and safety tools. For example, a new product being funded on Indiegogo called “Buddy.” This robot is advertised as your family’s housemate. The little robot features a screen as its face. The face can be used as a monitor for many tasks. The robot can be programmed to patrol your home when you’re away. They will monitor any unusual or out of the ordinary activity, like if they see something in your backyard. Since the robot uses facial recognition technology, it can also alert you to intruders or people who are not supposed to be in or around your home. The robot can also be used for security tasks. If you leave home and think you may have forgotten something or left the stove on, you can have the robot look around the house or check the stove settings. In fact, you can log into the robot with your smartphone and use its camera as its mobile eyes and ears in your home. The robot can also be used as a security device. It monitors fires, floods, and temperature changes and sends you an alert if it detects anything.

Motion Detection Products

Another advancement in home security is the many motion detection products now available. While motion detection technology has been around for a long time, only in the last few years has it been used in so many products for home and business security. Now you can find motion-sensing lighting and surveillance products that are always monitoring an area and only turn on when something crosses their path. This is very useful because it saves electricity, batteries and money, but you can still feel safe.

LED lighting

Another great innovation of the last decade is the use of light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, as they are popularly called. These lights have a size advantage, but they also use much less energy and emit much more light than traditional types of lighting. You’ll see them being used most often in new lighting products today, and for everything from lighting for home, business, construction sites, highways, transportation, and even in your bag or pocket.