Homebots · The Art of Intelligent Living
A home that understands the way you live.
Beyond switches and devices. A thoughtfully engineered intelligent home, designed around your architecture, lifestyle and expectations.
CEDIA AssociatedKNX ExpertisePremium Wired Automation
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The Homebots philosophy
Technology should disappear. The experience should remain.
An intelligent home is not a collection of devices. It is an environment where lighting, climate, entertainment, security and control work together, effortlessly.
Homebots begins with how you want to live, not with which product you should buy. The technology is chosen afterwards, to serve the life you have described.
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Before you choose a system
Lighting automation is not home automation.
An attractive demonstration and a low first price can hide what matters most: how the home is engineered, who can maintain it and what happens in year five. Ask every vendor these questions.
- Are you designing a complete automation architecture, or installing standalone panels?
- Is the IR gateway a properly engineered integration, or a workaround that was never tested at scale?
- Will the home depend on a non-standard, proprietary mobile app?
- What happens if the supplier stops supporting that app?
- What happens if the gateway or controller fails in a few years?
- Can another qualified integrator maintain the system?
- Are warranties and service responsibilities written down?
- Can the different systems communicate reliably with one another?
Conventional approach
- Standalone touch panels, room by room
- Disconnected lighting controllers
- Trial IR gateway integrations
- Proprietary, unfamiliar apps
- Unclear support responsibilities
- Limited long-term service planning
The Homebots approach
- A properly engineered wired architecture
- KNX, Crestron and Lutron platform options
- Coordinated system integration
- Documented programming and commissioning
- Interoperability planned per platform
- Clear manufacturer warranty information
- Defined post-sales support
No wiring method or platform is automatically future-proof, and no two platforms are interoperable by default. The quality of engineering, product selection and integration is what makes the difference.
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The Homebots design journey
Three stages. One intelligent home.
Every Homebots home is designed before anything is installed. Each stage ends with a document you can hold, review and share with your architect.
Stage 01 · Understand the homeowner.
Requirement Gathering
- Family lifestyle
- Daily routines
- Architectural plans
- Number of rooms
- Entertainment preferences
- Lighting expectations
- Security requirements
- Future expansion
- Budget expectations
- Project timeline
Deliverable
A structured, room-wise requirement brief.
Stage 02 · Design how the home feels.
Lighting Design
- Architectural lighting
- Ambient lighting
- Task lighting
- Accent lighting
- Dimming requirements
- Lighting circuits and zones
- Scenes and moods
- Day and night experiences
- Coordination with your architect and interior designer
Deliverable
Lighting design intent and scene schedule.
| Scene | Circuits | Level | Trigger | KNX GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome | L-GF-01, 02, 05 | 80% | Door unlock, after sunset | 1/1/1 |
| Dinner | L-GF-03, 04 | 55% · 2700K | Keypad K2 · button 2 | 1/1/2 |
| Cinema | L-GF-07 off · L-GF-08 10% | Shades closed | AV source = projector | 1/1/3 |
| Goodnight | All off · path P-01 5% | Alarm armed (night) | Bedside keypad K9 | 1/1/4 |
Stage 03 · Design how everything works together.
Home Automation Design
- System architecture
- KNX / Crestron / Lutron platform selection
- Control interfaces
- Lighting integration
- HVAC integration
- Curtain and blind automation
- AV integration
- Security integration
- Network infrastructure
- Control logic
- Future expansion planning
Deliverable
Coordinated automation architecture and project proposal.
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Intelligent systems
Everything connected. Nothing complicated.
Ten disciplines, designed as one home. Choose a system to see what it does, how it feels to live with and how it connects to everything else.
Intelligent Lighting
- What it does
- Dimmable circuits, tunable white and layered scenes designed with the architecture, controlled from keypads, touch panels and schedules.
- How it feels
- Rooms change character with a single touch: bright for work, warm for dinner, low for late evenings.
- How it connects
- Scenes coordinate with shades, climate, AV and security so one action sets the whole room.
Climate & Comfort
- What it does
- Room-by-room control of HVAC, VRF and ventilation with schedules and occupancy logic.
- How it feels
- Each room is comfortable when you use it, and quietly economical when you do not.
- How it connects
- Shading closes against afternoon sun; unoccupied rooms set back automatically.
Curtains & Blinds
- What it does
- Motorised curtains, sheers and blinds grouped by façade, room or time of day.
- How it feels
- Wake to gentle daylight, protect art and furnishings from glare, close the house at dusk.
- How it connects
- Linked to lighting scenes, the cinema and sunrise or sunset schedules.
Audio & Multi-room Music
- What it does
- Architectural speakers and distributed audio, with sources shared across zones.
- How it feels
- Music follows you from the terrace to the kitchen without visible equipment.
- How it connects
- Volume and sources are part of scenes; the doorbell and announcements can lower the music.
Home Cinema
- What it does
- Dedicated theatres and media rooms designed for picture, sound, acoustics and seating.
- How it feels
- A film begins with one press: lights fade, shades close, the screen and sound wake.
- How it connects
- Cinema control lives in the same interface as the rest of the home.
Security & Surveillance
- What it does
- Cameras, recording, intrusion detection and perimeter lighting, designed as one system.
- How it feels
- Know who is at the gate and see what matters, at home or away.
- How it connects
- Arming the alarm can switch off lights, close shades and confirm doors are locked.
Smart Access & Video Door Phone
- What it does
- Video door stations, smart locks and gate control with defined user rights.
- How it feels
- Let in a guest or a delivery from anywhere, with a record of who came and when.
- How it connects
- The arrival scene lights the path and entrance when the door is unlocked.
Networking & Wi-Fi
- What it does
- Structured cabling, enterprise-grade switching and planned Wi-Fi coverage.
- How it feels
- Dependable coverage in every room, including the garden and staff quarters.
- How it connects
- The network is the backbone for control, AV and cameras, planned from day one.
Integrated Home Control
- What it does
- Keypads, touch panels and apps that present one consistent way to run the home.
- How it feels
- Family, guests and staff use the home naturally, without learning several apps.
- How it connects
- One interface across lighting, climate, shading, AV, security and access.
Energy Monitoring
- What it does
- Metering of key circuits and systems, with visibility of consumption over time.
- How it feels
- Understand where energy is used and act on it, without compromising comfort.
- How it connects
- Data informs schedules and can coordinate with solar and backup systems where present.
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Technology & professional associations
Built on expertise. Designed for confidence.
Established platforms, competent system design and trained integration professionals are what keep an intelligent home dependable long after handover.

CEDIA Associated
Professional expertise in residential technology integration: the design, installation and support practices that sit behind a well-run home technology project.

KNX Expertise
The open, international standard for home and building automation, and the wired foundation of many Homebots projects.
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Why wired automation
Think beyond the handover. Think about the next decade.
An automation system must be designed for the years after you move in, not only for the day you do. Wired infrastructure is the core of the Homebots philosophy.
- Structured wiring
- Reliable system architecture
- Integration planning
- Documented installation
- Product warranty clarity
- Maintenance and service
- Upgrade and expansion
Wireless technology has legitimate uses. Where cabling is impractical, in some retrofits, or for specific devices, we use wireless components selectively and document them like everything else.
A decade in the life of a well-designed system
- HandoverAs-built drawings, programming files and a walkthrough of every scene.
- Year 1Scenes and schedules refined to the way the family actually lives.
- Year 3A new room, a terrace or a cinema added to the same infrastructure.
- Year 5A component replaced like-for-like from documentation, not guesswork.
- Year 10Interfaces upgraded while the wired backbone stays in the walls.
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Projects & experience
Intelligent homes. Thoughtfully realised.
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Who we work with
One standard of care, for everyone around the project.
Homeowners of significant residences
A private, design-led process for villas and residences where the experience must be right the first time.
Architects
We coordinate lighting intent, keypad locations and infrastructure with your drawings, early and without fuss.
Interior designers
Controls, finishes and lighting scenes that respect the interior you have designed.
Luxury developers
Specification-ready automation for premium apartments and villa communities, with documented handover.
Builders & contractors
Clear wiring schedules, containment plans and site coordination your teams can work to.
Existing homes planning upgrades
Assessment of what your home can support, and a phased plan that avoids unnecessary disruption.
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Free Home Design Studio
Your home. Your vision. Your design. Absolutely free.
Design your intelligent home room by room, create your requirements brief and share it with vendors to request quotations.
- Your details
- Property profile
- Rooms
- Smart systems
- Lifestyle scenes
- Requirements summary
- Share with vendors
The Studio records indicative requirements. It is not a substitute for professional lighting or automation design, and it does not produce a quotation.
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About Homebots
Not product sellers. Intelligent-home solution designers.
Homebots is a pioneer in home automation. We bring architectural lighting, wired automation, integrated control, entertainment, security and infrastructure together as one residential experience, supported by our professional associations with CEDIA and KNX.
Integrated capabilities
- Home automation
- Lighting
- Audio-video
- Control systems
- Security
- Access
- Networking
- Low-voltage infrastructure
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Questions
What homeowners ask us.
Clear answers before you commit to anything.
Lighting automation controls lights: switching, dimming and scenes. Home automation brings lighting together with climate, shading, audio-visual, security, access and networking under one designed architecture, so the systems share information and act together. A home with automated lighting and several separate apps is not the same as an integrated home.
A wired system runs control over dedicated cabling instead of relying on wireless links between every device. For a new build or major renovation, this generally gives predictable response, less interference and an infrastructure that can be documented and maintained. Wireless components still have a place, for example in retrofits or where cabling is impractical, and we use them selectively where they are the right answer.
KNX is an open, international standard for home and building control (ISO/IEC 14543-3 and EN 50090). Hundreds of manufacturers produce certified KNX devices, which are configured with the common ETS software. Because it is an open standard, a KNX installation is not tied to a single manufacturer, and a qualified KNX integrator can work on a well-documented system.
KNX is an open, multi-manufacturer standard with distributed intelligence across the bus. Crestron is a proprietary control and AV ecosystem built around central processors and custom programming, often chosen where AV and bespoke interfaces are central. Lutron specialises in lighting control and shading, with a strong reputation for dimming quality. Many homes combine platforms. We recommend one, or a combination, based on the property, your requirements and how the systems must work together.
As early as possible, ideally while the architectural and electrical drawings are being developed. Early planning allows keypad positions, cabling, containment, lighting circuits and rack space to be designed in rather than added later.
Often, yes. The approach depends on the existing wiring, how much finishing work can be disturbed and what you want to achieve. We assess the property first and may recommend a mix of wired and selectively wireless components, delivered in phases.
They can, when integration is designed rather than assumed. Every platform and product has its own interfaces and limits, so we plan how each system will communicate, test it during commissioning and document it. We will tell you clearly where an integration is limited.
A well-designed system avoids single points of failure where it matters, keeps essential functions such as basic lighting control working locally, and is documented so components can be replaced and reprogrammed. Your project documentation records what is installed and how it is configured.
Product warranties are provided by each manufacturer, and their terms differ. Your proposal and handover documents identify the products installed and the applicable manufacturer warranty, so responsibilities are clear from the start.
Support terms are agreed with each project and written into the proposal, covering how to reach us, response expectations and options for ongoing maintenance and changes. Ask us for the support terms that would apply to your home during your consultation.
We listen. We discuss how you live, the property and its stage, the experiences you want and your timeline. If drawings are available, we review them. You leave with a clear view of the next steps; there is no obligation to proceed.
Yes. You can design your requirements room by room and create a brief without payment and without booking a consultation. We ask for your name, email, mobile and city so we can save and send your brief. The brief records indicative requirements only; it is not a technical design or a quotation.
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