Now grant access to someone you've never met but then revoke that access after a some time without involving another person or machinery in the process. You also have to do it while you're on vacation in another country and not physically present.

Wait until you hear about this neat invention called a "smart lock". It uses this marvelous key invention you kindly detailed but it also uses magic powered rocks that can send small vibrations in the air to communicate with other magic rocks at home. If their magic energy source is depleted the object you refer to as a "key" may also be operated on this mystical lock to which the lock then whispers: "just let people enjoy things".

the batteries in mine last a year and I don't have to carry around any keys but my car keys (when I take the car).

definitely worth it. I can leave the house with nothing but my phone or bank card and run errands etc. people can access my house when I want them to without issue. it's a huge QoL improvement for me

that said, I'd still prefer an electronic lock that had a key as well, and wasn't a touchscreen

It’s pretty convenient actually

Imagine being locked out of your house because you forgot to bring keys with you.

Like, I'm sorry if you disagree with this, but holy shit, having electric locks on your doors where you can get into your house based off a fingerprint or a code is a fucking game changer.

I have two on my doors, one on the front, one on the back, and I installed them at a week or two apart, so if one of them starts complaining that the battery is low, the other one's still good. If one of them goes dead while I'm on vacation, the other one's good.

Not to mention that you can unlock the door from your phone in case somebody comes over unexpectedly, or if you have a friend coming in from out of town and you're going to be at work when they arrive, you can create a code for them to unlock your front door and come in while you're not even there.

Plus they still have key locks that I can use if the batteries are completely dead and they can be powered by a 9 volt battery in case I don't have the key with me.

They're freaking awesome and I am glad they exist.

Yea, it is nice being able to check if you locked the door from bed. Definition of luxury, but I didn't buy this one it was a gift.

I have a similar one and can still use a key…

No kilomilliamp silly

Should be Wh anyway.

I mean, there has always been a correlation between being technical (as in profession/skills) and being paranoid about technology. When you are in the field, you get a window into how ignorant most of the tech products are security-wise for example. And I guess a good portion of 3d printing people - especially the ones on lemmy - are technical (as in profession/skills), not/not only tech lovers.

Yea its weird. I think its the AI and Data center hate. I am as local as I can be for my stuff and AI free. 99% of my stuff is Home Assistant, ESPhome, and Zigwave.

Yeah I'm a huge fan of the rechargeable lithium AAs but they do just die pretty much immediately since the power curve just falls off. But they last a long while and charge nicely.

I can't answer for the OP - but "it would be a pain in the arse" would be my answer.

I have an electronic lock on my holiday condo; it's handy to be able to remotely let someone in if I need them to service the AC when I'm not there or something, and just in general it's just, well, useful.

The batteries last at least 6 months, so honestly I wouldn't bother wiring it in even if it was an option. And the "batteries run out" failure mode isn't exactly a disaster - there's a traditional key I can use in an emergency, and the other "plan B" is the USB-C port on the bottom of the handle on the outside - worst comes to the worst you can just plug in a USB powerbank to power it up.

This did make me realize I've never seen a deadbolt reversed. As in the door having just a metal framed hole, and the bolt come out of the frame. Seems like the easiest way you would be able to run power to it. (Maybe not the most structurally sound, probably depends on the door material)