AI Makes Smart Lighting Even Smarter - EE Times India

Today's smart-lighting systems still must be set up manually by the user. The OpenLicht project has developed a prototype for a more intelligent lighting system... German research project OpenLicht has successfully developed a smart-lighting system based on open-source software and machine-learning libraries, plus inexpensive hardware, that can automatically adjust lighting in a room based on what the user is doing. Today's smart-lighting solutions are based on smart bulbs such as the Philips Hue and Osram Lightify. While they offer some smart features, they generally require manual control by the user via a smartphone app. Some can be programmed (for example, to turn on and off at certain times), but the rules still have to be set up manually, so the basic relationship between user and lighting system is not changed by making it smarter.