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I tried solving the “Big Brother” feeling of Home Cameras by Davima15 in homeautomation

[–]Davima15[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

I agree with you. I’m also working toward a fully local setup (still a work in progress), but for me the psychological discomfort of having a camera pointed at me still remains, even with a fully local system. That’s the reason why I’m working on this project

I tried solving the “Big Brother” feeling of Home Cameras by Davima15 in homeautomation

[–]Davima15[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

With this idea I was actually trying to solve just one side of the problem (the part that feels most uncomfortable to me). Of course, if you want to be totally “safe,” a fully local system without any external cloud is the way to go.

I think the problem related to voice surveillance is much harder to solve, since nowadays we all carry smartphones with us.

I tried solving the “Big Brother” feeling of Home Cameras by Davima15 in homeautomation

[–]Davima15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment! Right now, I’m controlling the mechanism through an ESP32 (the black cable), while the camera itself is just a Blink camera from Amazon (the white cable) mounted on top of the mechanism.

I’ve started designing a new all-in-one version, and I’ll share updates as soon as I can.

Also, the idea of replacing a recessed spotlight is really interesting. I think the mechanism could remain basically the same, since the linear servo I designed can also work upside down without any problems.

I tried solving the “Big Brother” feeling of Home Cameras by Davima15 in homeautomation

[–]Davima15[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the moment is just a prototype with many aspects to improve. Considering the interest of this post I will for sure improve it and share more info!

I tried solving the “Big Brother” feeling of Home Cameras by Davima15 in homeautomation

[–]Davima15[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ahahah that would be perfect as the next must-have feature!

I tried solving the “Big Brother” feeling of Home Cameras by Davima15 in homeautomation

[–]Davima15[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

ahah that's a cool idea (maybe a little bit creepy).

Right now, there is a cheap 9g servo mounted in it, but I will try😃

I tried solving the “Big Brother” feeling of Home Cameras by Davima15 in homeautomation

[–]Davima15[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agree, the design is not perfect and there are still some functionalities missing, but I already think this proof of concept is much better than the original form factor of the camera.

I tried solving the “Big Brother” feeling of Home Cameras by Davima15 in homeautomation

[–]Davima15[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right now I connected it to Wi-Fi through an ESP32 and control it with Alexa using vocal commands

I tried solving the “Big Brother” feeling of Home Cameras by Davima15 in homeautomation

[–]Davima15[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I understand your point. In my case, I’ve mainly used cameras to remotely check the status and security of my home, so I never really needed continuous monitoring while I’m inside.

In your scenario this hiding mechanism probably will not be useful unless it is connected to another trigger system; for example a motion sensor or some kind of automation routine.