Reddit reviews MicroBot Push - Wireless Robotic Button Pusher for Smart Home Automation (Platinum White)

Okay, since every comment here is a joke, I'll provide a real solution.

First, you'll need one of these. This is a working solution for what is the hardest part - the mechanical flushing of the toilet. Additionally, this setup will not remove the old functionality of using the lever as a manual backup. From here, you have two options: You can make use of the touchless mechanism or bypass it.

To bypass it, you'll need to open it up and soldier a couple wires where the wireless sensor would normally close the circuit. Then, run those wires to some IoT device like a RasPi to briefly complete the circuit on network command. Then setup Home Assistant with an emulated Hue bridge, and expose that to Alexa.

To work with the touchless sensor you'll now need some sort of mechanism to move over the top of your toilet lid. Since you're opting for the "buy-everything-no-soldier-or-raspi" solution, you could use something like a MicroBot Push. Tape a bit of cardboard on the end, and mount it just right so that it gets treated as a hand wave. MicroBot has Alexa integration, so you're good to go!

But, voice controls are not automation. What you really want is for the toilet to flush when you walk away. Get a floor pressure sensor and wire it up to a z-wave door sensor. When you walk across the mat, it'll close the circuit, just like moving the door sensor's magnet. Place this in the doorway of your toilet/bathroom. Now setup a Home Assistant script to activate the toilet every other time (leaving, but not entering).

Now you too can be living the dream. :)

microbot push?

If using another app is fine, there's a few ways you could do something that could work for you.

The overkill solution is to replace your finger and mute her:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MicroBot-Push-Wireless-Automation-Platinum/dp/B01FQN2T2W?th=1

If you want to kill the WiFi, the cheap option is to buy a dirt cheap router, and give your dot it's own exclusive WiFi. Wire the router to a smart switch or a Sonoff, and switch the router on and off remotely.

With the Sonoff, you can turn it off with alexa to disconnect your dot, and turn the router back on again with the app (or press the button on the switch).

Cheaper still, Sonoff again - skip the router and wire the dot through the Sonoff and turn the dot off and on directly.

I'll have to dig through my comment history, but there was an Indiegogo post on here the other day for exactly this kind of device, if you're willing to take a chance on that. Otherwise, here's a good DIY guide.

Edit: There's also the Microbot Push, which may be the easiest way to solve the problem.

Edit 2: Found it!

Are you thinking something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/MicroBot-Push-Wireless-Automation-Platinum/dp/B01FQN2T2W

I think I’ve seen a smart button pusher on amazon. WiFi connected and uses a motor to depress the button. Not sure about Alexa and it looks kinda permanent so may not fit your coffee maker. I’ll try to post a link.

MicroBot Push - Wireless Robotic Button Pusher for Smart Home Automation (Platinum White) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FQN2T2W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_rWOOCb9WMAE1E

If you bought an adjustable bed I guess you could try rigging this up to your remote and have it go off at certain times. This would a super janky solution though :P

https://www.amazon.com/MicroBot-Push-Wireless-Automation-Platinum/dp/B01FQN2T2W

I got a little obsessed with this idea for a while. Here's a nice execution https://www.amazon.com/MicroBot-Push-Wireless-Automation-Platinum/dp/B01FQN2T2W

Maybe you can use something like this with your existing air purifier: https://smile.amazon.com/MicroBot-Push-Wireless-Automation-Platinum/dp/B01FQN2T2W

Or an IoT button pusher: MicroBot Push - Wireless Robotic Button Pusher for Smart Home Automation (Platinum White) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FQN2T2W/

Yeah just discovered these too:

https://www.amazon.com/MicroBot-Push-Wireless-Automation-Platinum/dp/B01FQN2T2W

Which negates my third question. Kind of. Apparently they don't work well.