More people equal less space for each. That is how our future is looking, if the current trends continue. There is good news however, researchers at MIT have been working on a project that may change the potential of space itself the way we know and utilize it.
CityHome has just revealed the RoboWall, a fully interactive and robotic housing for all the apartments furniture that MIT says can make your 200-square-foot apartment feel three times as big. The armoire can reveal the required furniture using gesture, voice, and touch control and can also move itself as an entirety a few feet either way. The block itself comes in at 182-square-foot which might leave you wondering how it could possibly make a 200-square-foot room feel bigger?
The idea is to cram every aspect of an apartment into one block. This includes the bedroom, office space, dining room fit for 14, and also a kitchen; so with the flick of a wrist, the internal motors can reveal a bed, office desk, or kitchen top at will. The RoboWall also houses a stove-top, a closet, and additional storage space. Furthermore, when the block moves on its own axis, it can double the size of a bathroom or kitchen when need be. Once you’re done using the furniture, simple gesture control can stow it all back up and move the block itself to expand the space you want to use.
It’s also rammed with technology. Hue lighting adds to the futuristic feeling and apps can also be installed to control the apartment’s heating system and lighting. The internal furniture is also fully customizable and the RoboWall can be adapted for each apartment and personal requirements.
This technology may be a major turning point in the way space itself is understood and inhabited. The people occupying such places will have, compared to us, a fundamentally different relationship to space itself.
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https://interestingengineering.com/mit-cityhome-breakthrough-makes-small-rooms-feel-three-times-bigger
