Domestic help off sick? Can’t find someone who will come and work on your schedule? No one trustworthy to work in your home while you're out? There are solutions out there – not of the human kind. Here are some ideas if you're looking for domestic help that won’t ask for days off or Diwali baksheesh:
This is designed with our Indian obsession for wet cleaning or swabbing (pochha lagana). This is a battery operated device that wet cleans surfaces quietly and automatically at preprogrammed times. It self charges, kills germs and detects obstacles and goes around them.
This is another floor cleaning option that cleans and then returns to its starting place automatically and powers down. It has a removable magnetic cleaning pad, and a navigation system directs it. It gets charged in just two hours and manages to get at the dirt along walls, edges and furniture.
We Indians tend to think of dishwashers as an alien and expensive concept, that integrated into a fancy kitchen. But when the bai doesn’t turn up, they can be your best friend and affordable freestanding options are easily available.
Do you like coming home to an already cool room or to heated water for a bath? Did you forget to shut the TV before you left home? The Betty smart plug is a remote control for all home appliances such as the AC, geyser, water motor pump etc. you can control all these from your smartphone from anywhere. There are other options in home automation, but this product has among the best user reviews.
For the security conscious, this is a cordless robot that can talk, detect faces, hear and track intruders to guard your home. It can be controlled from anywhere in the world to tilt, zoom, and pan to see what you want to see. You can retrieve micro SD card recorded files with a swipe.
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