This smart home virtual assistant uses artificial intelligence to co-ordinate your automated home. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and backed by the Samsung Accelerator, startup Soy helps users communicate with their smart home.
Soy enables you to interact with your smart home through messaging. For example, if you want to set your lights on a timer, you would simply send a message to Soy and it is done. This makes simple tasks even easier and eliminates the need to rifle through pages of instructions. The smart home virtual assistant is compatible with a wide variety of platforms, including Android, iOS and the Smart Things hub.
Interested parties are now able to sign up for the beta version of Soy.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Virtual Assistant Communication
- Virtual assistants like Soy are being developed to interact with users via messaging, instead of being limited by voice commands.
- Artificial Intelligence Integration
- Companies are exploring ways to integrate artificial intelligence with smart home technology, to create a more seamless experience for users.
- Automated Home Coordination
- Startups like Soy are using automation to simplify tasks and make home management more efficient.
Where This Applies
- Smart Home Technology
- Recent developments in smart home technology, such as Soy's virtual assistant, suggest that the industry is poised for further growth.
- Artificial Intelligence
- As virtual assistants increasingly rely on artificial intelligence, this technology is becoming essential to a wide range of industries.
- Messaging Apps
- As more companies develop messaging-based platforms, there are opportunities for integration with smart home technology, as demonstrated by Soy.
