In the conventional home network systems (HNS), a powerful centralized server controls all electric home appliances connected to provide value-added integrated services. However, when the number of the appliances increases and the appliances become more sophisticated, the conventional architecture would suffer from problems in superfluous resources, flexibility, scalability and reliability. Thi...

The Web of Things (WoT) plays an important role in the representation of the objects connected to the Internet of Things in a more transparent and effective way. Thus, it enables seamless and ubiquitous web communication between users and the smart things. Considering the importance of WoT, we propose a WoT-based emerging sensor network (WoT-ESN), which collects data from sensors, routes sensor...

Robots have entered our domestic lives as pets, caretakers and vacuum cleaners. Yet, little is known about their impact on the home. This paper takes first steps towards addressing this omission, by reporting on results from an empirical study of iRobot’s Roomba –a vacuuming robot—that examined adoption and use. Our findings suggest that, by developing intimacy to the robot, our participants we...