Launched in 2017, the Lighthouse interactive assistant provides insight to three core things: what has happened, what is happening and what is happening that shouldn’t be happening. Lighthouse uses deep learning and 3D sensing technology to introduce an unprecedented level of awareness within the home while you’re away, accurately distinguishing between adults, children, pets and objects, known and unknown faces, and actions. However, Lighthouse couldn’t effectively compete with the capabilities and distribution of Amazon Alexa, which was launched in 2018. Alexa is capable of natural language processing for tasks such as voice interaction, music playback, creating to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, providing weather, traffic, sports, other real-time information and news. Alexa can also control several smart devices as a home automation system.
