IoT for smart homes

The usage of smart homes in real-time applications has been one of the state-of-the-art due to the quality of life they provide to the residing life. Internet of things (IoT)-based smart homes are booming in the market where a large number of IoT-connected daily used items are commercially available. These devices are used in the smart homes for ubiquitous monitoring of the different activities of the residing people. This chapter gives an overview of some of the smart devices available for IoT-based smart homes along with some of the research work done on IoT-based smart homes in the laboratory. This also showcases some of the sensors that have been used for biomedical applications and have the potential to be used in smart homes.