My 100-Hour Quest to Automate My Curtains

The device I wanted didn’t exist, so I spent the last 6 months designing and building my own from scratch. This is the full journey of taking this project from a CAD model to a fully integrated Home Assistant entity. Project Overview: In this video, I walk through the mechanical design, the electronics, and the final software integration. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:30 Constraints 1:18 First prototype 3:00 Second version 5:28 Final version 7:22 Summary #homeassistant #diy #engineering #smarthome #esp32 #maker