Future Homes

Smart Homes

My home is not very smart. It does not know when to start my coffee or how to clean the floor. It has difficulty distinguishing between a roaring grease fire and a steamy shower, which makes it a good thing it can't remember the number to call in an emergency. The only interaction I have with the house is when I must dance the Macarena in front of the motion detector to get my outside lights to come on.

What will be in the smart home of the future? These are my predictions for the home of the future. What are yours?

Predictions made by visitors to Future For All are in Green
Bathroom
1	Waste elimination
2	Ultrasonic showers
Bedroom
1	House makes beds
2	Lighting creates artificial sunrise
3	Computer suggests clothing based on your taste, weather, etc.
Cleaning
1	Self washing, drying, and folding clothes
2	All surfaces are disinfecting and cleansing
3	Self-cleaning tabletop and dishes
4	Intelligent/adaptable fabrics and clothing
Construction
1	Printable homes
2	Self assembling homes
3	Earthquake proof homes
4	Windows and walls will allow adjustable amounts of sunlight, warmth or cold in.
5	Personalized ergonomics
6	Hanging house
7	Soundproof rooms and windows. Soundproof energy fields that you can walk through
Computer/Electronics
1	Hidden computers, sensors, microphones and electronics throughout the house.
2	Central computer accepts voice commands, distinguishes between occupants for personalized responses and actions
3	Computer tracks movements, turns on/off lights, adjusts temperature, etc.
4	Computers, appliances, all electronics are networked and connected to the internet.
5	Monitor and control home appliances, computer, security from anywhere.
6	Interactive mirrors display the latest news, weather and traffic information
7	Wall size video and audio
8	See-through electronics, screens, touch panels, haptic displays
9	Computer lets you know when appliances need maintenance, can request repair dispatch.
10	Television, computer and phone merge into one device
11	All devices are connected
12	Walls, ceilings, (all other room surfaces) are digital screens. Can turn room into any environment with sounds and smells
13	Replicators
14	House keeps record of things that come in to and go out of the house. Thus things are never lost in the house
15	Computer recognizes footsteps or other biosigns for personalization
16	Window tint adjusts from opaque/dark at night to shades lighter as needed during the day, with voice command overrides as needed
Decor
1	Shape-shifting furniture
2	Movable furniture hides when not being used
3	Walls and fabrics that change color
Energy
1	Small environmental footprint
2	Generates its own energy
3	Vehicle refueling station, electric, hydrogen
4	Wireless recharging of mobile devices when at home
Environment
1	Recycled waste water
2	Green (plants) roofs
3	Roof of smart house uses artificial chlorophyll as an oxygen generator
Kitchen
1	Fast cooking - boil water in seconds, turkey in an hour
2	Recipe database
3	Robot/machine chef
4	Instant inventory of food, medications, supplies
5	House creates personalized diets
6	House can replenish your groceries by ordering online. Auto-restocking
7	Prepared food will be instantly teleported to the home and a universal credit card will be charged. The homeowner will simply specify with voice commands the specific food items requested
Medical
1	Virtual medicine. Doctors can treat you at home, from their office.
2	Home computer monitors your health through tiny, invisible, wireless wearable computing devices.
Robotics
1	Cleaning robots
2	Personal robots
3	Nurse Robots
4	Pet robot
Security
1	Biometric screening devices for secure entry
2	Automatic emergency response
Other
1	Desktop nano-factories makes products at home
2	Virtual reality room (holodeck)
3	House retrieves the mail