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Location You enter an area. Somfy myLink Play a scene. Smart Life Activate Scene. iRobot Dock robot. MagicHue Activate Scene.

Dock iRobot and activate smart home scenes when you arrive home

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How this automation works

Automate your smart home routine as you arrive home. When you enter a defined location area, your iRobot docks and scenes from Smart Life, Somfy myLink, and MagicHue activate automatically. Perfect for creating a welcoming environment with clean floors and your preferred lighting and ambiance ready when you walk in.

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Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires every time you enter an area you specify.
OccurredAt LocationMapImageUrl LocationMapUrl DeviceName
Then
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will dock your robot.
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And
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will activate the specified scene.
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And
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will trigger a scene on a myLink device.
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And
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will activate your scene.
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Create your own workflow

Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.

72 triggers, queries, and actions

Battery low

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when residual electricity in the lock under threshold.

Bin full

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when your robot's bin is full.

Camera detects motion

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the specified camera detects motion. To use this trigger, camera’s motion detection should be turned on.

Camera detects sound

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the specified camera detects sound. To use this trigger, camera’s sound detection should be turned on.

Device or group is turned off

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the specified device/group is turned off.

Device or group is turned on

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the specified device/group is turned on.

Door sensor is closed

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the door sensor is closed.

Door sensor is open

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the door sensor is open.

Input incorrect password repetitiously

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when someone input incorrect password repetitiously.

Job Complete

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when your robot completes a job.

Leak detected

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when water leak detected.

Person is detected

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when PIR detects person.

History of Bin full alerts

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of times when Roomba alerted that its bin was full.

History of Camera detected sound

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of times when the specified camera detected sound. To use this query, camera’s sound detection must have been turned on.

History of Device turned off

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of times when the specified device/group was turned off.

History of Device was turned on

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the specified device/group was turned on.

History of job complete

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when your robot completes a job.

History of Leak detected

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of times when the sensor detected a water leak.

History of low Battery alerts

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when residual electricity in the lock dropped below the threshold. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

History of motion detections by Camera

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when a Camera detected motion. To use this query, Camera motion detected should be turned on.

History of repetitious incorrect password alerts

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of times when someone input an incorrect password repetitiously.

History of robot started

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when your robot starts a job.

History of robot stuck

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when your robot was stuck.

History of Shake detected

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when sensor detected a shake

Activate Scene

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will activate the specified scene.

Activate Scene

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will activate your scene.

Blink lights

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will make your lights quickly blink the color of your choice.

Change brightness

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change your light's brightness to the specified level.

Change color

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change your lights to a specified color.

Clean by Room

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will clean a specific room in your home. For robots with Imprint™ Smart Mapping technology.

Dock robot

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will dock your robot.

Locate robot

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will locate your robot.

Move connected product

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
Send a movement command to a connected product

Pause robot

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will pause your robot.

Play a scene

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will trigger a scene on a myLink device.

Resume robot

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will resume your robot.

Activate Scene

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will activate the specified scene.

Activate Scene

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will activate your scene.

Battery low

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when residual electricity in the lock under threshold.

Bin full

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when your robot's bin is full.

Blink lights

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will make your lights quickly blink the color of your choice.

Camera detects motion

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the specified camera detects motion. To use this trigger, camera’s motion detection should be turned on.

Camera detects sound

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the specified camera detects sound. To use this trigger, camera’s sound detection should be turned on.

Change brightness

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change your light's brightness to the specified level.

Change color

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change your lights to a specified color.

Clean by Room

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will clean a specific room in your home. For robots with Imprint™ Smart Mapping technology.

Device or group is turned off

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the specified device/group is turned off.

Device or group is turned on

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the specified device/group is turned on.

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About Somfy myLink

The Somfy myLink Service offers users convenient control of connected products in their Somfy myLink system. A connected product can be a single RTS (Radio Technology Somfy) product like one motorized awning or several RTS products like a room full of motorized shades.

With this Service, you can control individual connected products, activate scenes, enable and disable schedules.

For more information about Somfy myLink and compatible products, visit https://www.somfysystems.com/mylink

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About Smart Life

Smart Life provides extraordinary experience with your smart home appliances, including smart plugs, smart lights, air conditioners, humidifiers... As long as your device works with Smart Life, you'll be able to build automation tasks through IFTTT like turning on the living room light when you're back home.

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About iRobot

iRobot® Wi-Fi® Connected Robots give you the flexibility of anytime, anywhere control. Applets can trigger your robot to start when you leave the house, pause cleaning when you answer the phone—even fire off a tweet when your job is complete.

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About MagicHue

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