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Lying here on the floor in my sitting room (The house is too dusty) recovering from reading about Central banking and slaving for hours at my Playstation console... I have come to realize that I need extra (possibly Bionic) hands to switch on lights, turn the ac off, etc. without wating energy or stressing my old bones. So, I have decided to make that my next project - build a small circuit that I can hide behind some switches at home to allow me switch them off remotely.
As usual, a little research came in handy, and as you will have already guessed - its not new, people have already done this. Make it even easier for me. I saw different ideas and approaches to the problem, but I kind of like the idea of using my TV remote control to carry out this function.