SuperHouse #28: SuperHouse Or SuperHuman? 

Loved this video the first time, watched it all the way through the second time. Great work for your friend, it brought tears to my eyes. It is not just about toys for lazy rich kids!

Finally new video :) Thanks Jonathan

That was an awesome talk! Thanks for sharing.

WOW, that is all very cool stuff Jonathan, Thanks. I have been a bit of a student of man-machine interface/interactions ever since my Engineering Uni days (like nearly 40 years ago now). These are some very interesting ideas. :) (Not that I really need any more ideas for projects, have got enough currently, but hey, this video is going to plant more seeds for sure. LOL)

Great video mate!

Yeah - more videos!!!

You have a very open heart!!!!

Excellent talk. I agree the more home control can do autonomously the better and reliable human presents detection is key to achieving that.

Interesting stuff Jonathan. You talk of electric blinds and curtains and I remember as a child, in the late 60s (last century) sitting at the window imagining and working out how curtains could be opened and closed remotely. (It was my job to do that daily). I later became an engineer and then got diverted into big boys toys and never followed up. Thanks for persisting. Ignore the ‘we’ve seen this before comments’ - your on a good track... rather than being critics of people that are out there doing positive stuff it would be better if they got out there and used their skills for good. Looking forward to seeing your automated curtains - I wonder how close they are to what I drew out as a child over 50 years ago?

Hi Jonathon. I found your channel via the video series about your visit to Shenzhen, and I've just finished your whole 28-episode SuperHouse series. They're very informative and I learned a ton. I'm about to build a new house myself, so there are a lot of your techniques that I'll be able to implement. Thanks a ton! I'll be looking forward to your future uploads. One comment about your videos. Your camera does a great job keeping the background (bench, bookcase, etc.) in focus, but this means your face is usually out of focus. You might try setting a fixed focus for your talking head shots, or turning on face tracking if your camera has it. I waited till the last video to mention this, hoping it would be fixed at some point along the way, but alas...

Giving you a thumb up just for having great taste in movies ;O)

The talk brought home to me one of my own limitations: While I'm great at using technology to solve problems, I'm not so good at recognizing novel problems on my own. In particular, the thought process in the talk about what a door is and is not, or should be, was very enlightening. My primary mode is for someone else to mention a problem, then solving it. As if I need problems to be dangled in front of me, rather than discovering them on my own. In my hobbies, this results in way too many "me too" projects. I usually commit bug fixes, not create new features. On the bright side, it does encourage me to do things like answer questions on StackExchange or Reddit. It seems clear to me I should improve in this area. I'd really like to see more of your open-ended thought (and questioning) processes in action, before the hardware design starts, or even before hardware becomes part of the solution.

Liked before watching Love your videos I will replicate in my house when I buy one for myself 😍😍😍😍😍😍

Wonder which is better to experiment with (for home automation) the Kinect 1 or the Kinect 2?

bravo. !

Home Automation, in the current state that it is, is everything but for lazy people. Its a second, part-time job you do, just so you can have light when its dark. Its harder than conventional houses, not more convenient. It's only for people who actually like to tinker with stuff and are technically inclined.

Hi Jonathon. You know I love your videos and your work. But, take this as it’s meant, this “new” video is mostly just a repost of a video I’ve certainly watched before. I got really excited when I saw the notification and then disappointed when I saw the majority of the content :( Will there be some new videos coming out soon? I think in one of the last videos - some time ago - you said you had lots recorded that needed editing. Or have I got that wrong? Take this as it’s genuinely meant - we love your work and are eager to see more. Superhouse since you are in my top 3 RU-vid channels/youtubers In any event, keep up the great work - your fans are waiting for more great videos about home automation. Just to finish, the talk you did in that video was fantastic; funny, educational and genuinely interesting. You can tell the live audience thought the same :) Thanks from the 🇬🇧

Your videos are great! In your videos you often explain your projects very detailed. But I miss the part 'How to setup a MQTT broker on an Rasperry Pi and how to work with the signals coming through ethernet cabel into the MQTT broker'. It would be very helpful if you make one or two vodeos about these topics.

Makes me wish I actually went to that LinuxConf.. Maybe next year when it's on the gold coast. :)

I was wondering about the IR rays and whether they are harmful to the eye with long-term exposure and that gave me the idea of wearing protective glasses that could also be used in the remote operation of devices such as the drone by tracking eye movement. That is, of course if the tracking can be done without damaging the eye.

I have the same dishwasher and I stack it just like you 😀

In some areas, home automation may allow to give appearance of activity even when the place is empty, and deter home intrusions.

I noticed the LED array cycling in the background. Sorry, what were you saying? ;^)

Your comments about User interface reminded me of an old web site that I found interesting... The name says it all: www.baddesigns.com

Great content as always! Here is my (possibly incorrect) transcription of the resources slide near the end of the talk (~ 31:23). ---------------------- Thank You (If you throw rotten tomatoes ast me I'll force-reflect them back at you.) jon.oxer.com.au/talks arduino.cc github.com/geekscape/cockatoo openkinect.org ru-vid.com freetronics.com ru-vid.com parrot.com openni.org (2018 - redirects to Apple.com) Big Thanks to Andy Gelme for the Parrot AR.Drone stunt. No, I'm not actually a big Star Wars fan. It just seemed like a really fun them to overuse ;-)