Smartkitchen

>Allen-Bradley Micrologix PLC
I installed and programmed two of these (a couple models up - ones that also have analog I/O and a high speed timer). You'd need the programming software for these. I'm not sure if A-B makes a handheld programmer for this series.

>people tame horses
>hurr stop being lazy
>people create the steam engine
>hurr stop being lazy
>people create cars
>hurr stop being lazy
>planes
>hurr lazy fuck just hurrr

All those things you listed have major tangible benefits that justify the work involved. It's a beneficial trade-off.

What exactly is the trade-off benefit from automating your kitchen? I'm a gadget geek myself, but what is there to possibly gain from this? You probably spend 10x the time trying to get things working correctly than you save once they actually are working.

I like tinkering. I don't like forgetting to feed myself or make my morning tea.

Do you really need some beeping baby robot sending smoke signals to your smart phone to remember to make yourself a morning tea? Do you just stare outside the window while slowly dying of thirst, otherwise?

And how do you forget to feed yourself? You have a smartbody for that. It is called "getting hungry".

Enjoy your botnet

I have a coffee machine, bread maker and slow cooker with auto-on timers. Beyond that I don't really see the need for automating anything else, given the current level of technology available.

>I like tinkering
Same here. But that's a hobby. Entertainment. It's not necessarily practical.

>>I don't like forgetting to feed myself
How is that even possible? Surely you have a basic routine like wake up, eat, shower, shave, brush teeth, go to work/school/etc? (or something similar, not necessarily in that order) And even if you didn't, wouldn't a simple alarm be a sufficient reminder?

>>or make my morning tea.
So you've figured out a way to completely automate that process? Given how easy tea is to make I can't see how you could practically improve upon it with automation.

I'm all in favor of tinkering. But let's not pretend that it's about practicality when it's really about a fun hobby.

Dunno if you're just memeing, but a lot of these IoT appliances really are horribly insecure.

>mfw somebody hacks into your toaster and burns your house down