Dr. Andy Stanford-Clark – A Master Inventor at Work – Automating your Home or Office

Dr. Andy Stanford-Clark explains how he solves everyday problems with thinking that focuses on the idea of a smarter planet, often with existing technology. His house Twitters and now, so does the Red Funnel Ferry line that he uses to commute from his home on the Isle of Wight to the IBM Hursley Lab.
Andy’s work with Home Automation is slowly revolutionising the way we interact with objects and devices we own. With the ability to globally remotely control and monitor anything from a light to the temperature or water meter reading in your home, home owners and consumers are able to better control or maintain those things in their lives that are important to them. The implications on an industrial level are staggering, with huge potential for enhanced efficiency and cost reduction.