Home Assistant On Wheels: We’re going Inside the SmartyVan
Director-turned-vanlifer Mike from the YouTube channel SmartyVan shows how he turned a bare Mercedes Sprinter into a fully automated, off‑grid smart RV powered by Home Assistant and ESPHome. We cover ...
24 Mars 1h 10min
Kaden‘s Cat-Tracking Smart Home with Home Assistant and Frigate
We’re diving into Kaden’s cat-first smart home: Reolink + Frigate for pet detection, PetLibro feeders, and a Litter-Robot 4 all tied together with Home Assistant and LLM-generated dashboards.Watch thi...
17 Mars 58min
Home Assistant AI Deep Dive: LLM Vision, Copilot, OpenClaw & More
Phil and Rohan go deep on practical AI for Home Assistant. We cover LLM Vision for doorbell and perimeter alerts, HACS add‑ons like AI Agent and AI Suggester, and using GitHub Copilot to generate YAML...
10 Mars 53min
Home Assistant 2026.3: Vacuuming rooms, and the sky is dark again
Breaking down Home Assistant 2026.3: map vacuum rooms to Areas for voice control, set HA as your default Android assistant with wake word support, SendSpin multi-room updates, Python 3.14 performance ...
4 Mars 55min
How Andrew Rebuilt His Solo Smart Home When a Roommate Moved In
Andrew joins Phil and Rohan to share how he outgrew Apple HomeKit and built a powerful multi-user smart home in Home Assistant. We cover presence detection with ESP32s and sensors, ditching MyQ for a ...
24 Feb 42min
How Will Automates His Parents' Pool from 2,000 Miles Away and a Period UK Home
Will joins Phil and Rohan to share how he tamed a period UK home and a remote Canary Islands vacation property with Home Assistant, ESPHome, and Zigbee. We dive into DIY pool chemistry control, fridge...
17 Feb 1h 8min
Hiding Smart Tech in a 1950s Home: Mike’s Home Assistant Journey
Mike joins Phil and Rohan to share how he hides smart tech in a 1953 mid‑century home so it looks analog but works like magic. Plus: Roborock tricks, leak sensors that turn rooms blue, HomePod TTS vs ...
10 Feb 1h 1min
Home Assistant 2026.2: New Home Dashboard, Apps & our CES2026 wrap
We break down Home Assistant 2026.2: the Home Dashboard is now default, the new Command‑K command palette, a dedicated Matter dashboard, and add‑ons renamed to Apps. Plus: CES 2026 highlights, the Ope...
4 Feb 51min
