Derek Low used X10 and a few hundred dollars to add tech to his place at Berkeley.
The Materials
The Party Button
Automated Curtains
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Automated Curtains

It sounds as if the automated curtains were one of Derek Low’s biggest challenges. “For a while I couldn’t figure out how to automate the curtains,” he said on his website. “The dorm came with one that was pretty much just two pieces of cloth hanging from rod. To open and close the curtains, you simply just grab it and pull it along. It was extremely laborious and was on top of the list of things I wanted to automate.”

Read more: Berkeley DIYer Creates Ultimate Automated Dorm Room