The collection of available Internet of Things products is growing,
and with each new connected device it seems we also get a new automation
tool. In our smart homes of the not-so-distant future, we’ll need a way
to easily automate and control the many smart gadgets in our lives.
Welcome to the scene a cool gadget called Microbot Push,
a low-energy Bluetooth button-pusher that is being promoted as a
robotic finger. Attach a Microbot Push to anything that turns on or off
with a button, and you’re one step closer to a fully automated smart
life.
The device is a plastic and filled with gears and a battery, so it’s not tiny. You have to stick it on each device you want controlled, but for something like a light switch, you’ll need two: one to push the toggle up and one to press it down.
Naran is the South Korean startup behind the Microbot Push, and they’re already a well established name in the Korean tech scene. They believe the product is hugely useful, if only by virtue of the many, many buttons we use to make most things work. The major force behind Microbot Push is the simple act of connecting our lives’ many buttons to the Internet.
The Prota Box also allows for easy integration with existing smart devices. “Automation stories” come out looking a lot like IFTTT recipes, and the Push mobile app walks users through a step-by-step process to control everything from espresso machines to light bulbs using automated formulas. Any Microbot device or automation story can be combined with the IFTTT Maker channel. At launch, the Push library will include integration with apps like Hue, WeMo, Pebble, and Netamo, and the company hopes to expand to include other automation apps so that Microbot Push and the Prota Box can become the central automation hub for smart homes.
The device is a plastic and filled with gears and a battery, so it’s not tiny. You have to stick it on each device you want controlled, but for something like a light switch, you’ll need two: one to push the toggle up and one to press it down.
Naran is the South Korean startup behind the Microbot Push, and they’re already a well established name in the Korean tech scene. They believe the product is hugely useful, if only by virtue of the many, many buttons we use to make most things work. The major force behind Microbot Push is the simple act of connecting our lives’ many buttons to the Internet.
Virtually anything operated by a button or switch can become a smart
device with Microbot Push. The wireless robotic finger makes it easy to
push any button remotely from a smartphone or computer, but also allows
for manual activation through Microbot’s capacitive touch button (so if
you ever get off the couch again, you’ll be able to push buttons like
you used to). The Prota Box is a fully connected companion hub that
allows the user to control any number of Microbots from anywhere, at any
time. Microbots connect to the Prota Box over Bluetooth, and the Prota
Box connects to your home Wi-Fi network. As long as you have an Internet-connected smartphone or mobile device, you’ll be able to control any Microbot-enabled button or switch in your home remotely.
The Prota Box also allows for easy integration with existing smart devices. “Automation stories” come out looking a lot like IFTTT recipes, and the Push mobile app walks users through a step-by-step process to control everything from espresso machines to light bulbs using automated formulas. Any Microbot device or automation story can be combined with the IFTTT Maker channel. At launch, the Push library will include integration with apps like Hue, WeMo, Pebble, and Netamo, and the company hopes to expand to include other automation apps so that Microbot Push and the Prota Box can become the central automation hub for smart homes.
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