November 22, 2025

4 Essential Home Automation Devices That Takeover Household Chores So You Can Enjoy Life

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Do you live in a city with your family? If yes, chances are both you and your spouse are working and have school-going kids. The entire household buzzes with activity to keep up with work schedules, school timings, sports and other coaching classes. The entire family runs like a busy machine and there is no time for leisure and relaxation. Enter home automation: Devices that are so smart that they learn and understand your requirements and handle the chores for you the way you want and at your convenience.

Home Automation Devices

Modern homes use home automation to smartly handle chores quietly and behind the scenes, without you even realizing they were done with devices such as dishwashers, automatic washing machines, robotic vacuum cleaners, smart assistants and so on. Let’s talk about some of the most helpful devices that take significant load off your chest and give you that much needed space and time to relax.

Dishwashers

Indian households are still skeptical of using dishwashers, thinking that these are only good for western households but they think these cannot handle Indian kitchens. Well that is not the case. Modern dishwashers have programmable cycles that are specifically designed for Indian households that can easily clean pots, pans and dishes that have been used with curries and oily cooking.

Additionally, these devices are smart enough that they can be programmed to do the job as per your schedules and even when you are away. Just stack the dishwasher with all the dirty kitchenware and set the schedule for when you want it to start cleaning. You will get sparkling clean dishes and utensils when you want them. It’s that simple.

Fully Automatic Washing Machines

Doing laundry has evolved from being a labor intensive chore to being an activity that can be completed by the press of a button. Research on various brands available in the market that offer, washing, rinsing and even drying in one device itself so you dont have to worry about even drying out the laundry. Additionally you can create your own cycles and schedules depending upon water availability and other requirements to ensure you get fresh and dried laundry when you need it without the effort.

Robotic Vacuum Cleaners

Robotic cleaners or robotic vacuum cleaners are the latest addition to home automation. They sweep the floors and do wet mopping while you are away, attending to other important things such as work, entertainment or dropping off kids to classes etc. These devices are so smart that they will map your entire house and ensure every corner is cleaned.

They even give you a cleaning report on app on your phone while you are away to ensure every area of the house has been cleaned to your satisfaction. You can simply program them to the cleaning of the house when you want and you find your house sparkling clean when you need it. All they ask is periodic cleaning, maybe once in a month for them to be running in top form.

Smart Assistants

Smart assistants like Alexa or Google Home can take over even what is left after installing the above devices that is controlling them! Smart assistants can help in controlling and scheduling the rest of home automation devices so that the only effort you have to make around the house is to talk to your smart assistant and ask them to get any work done and they will automatically coordinate with your home automation devices to get the work done for you and then report to you like a like a human helper would. Besides, they can manage your shopping lists, timers, reminders, CCTV cameras so that you don’t to have to strain yourself remembering everything.

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Home automation has come a long way and if a little time is invested in understanding and setting it up in your home, life becomes much easier and more organized, especially if you live alone or in a nuclear family. You can set preferences and schedules that suit your lifestyle. You are in control without having to depend on domestic help, especially if their availability does not match your schedule and lifestyle.