Automated furniture app transforms tiny apartments into mini mansions

Most people don't live in tiny Fifth Element style apartments. But since some of the most popular cities are beginning to feel the squeeze, an idea born in the MIT Media Lab is delivering a much-needed, tech-powered solution.  Based on an experimental project led by research scientist Kent Larson several years ago at MIT, the Ori system allows an apartment dweller to transform a studio apartment into the equivalent of a one-bedroom abode.  SEE ALSO: You'll soon be able to buy a HomeKit