Robotic furniture is our future

Furniture has largely avoided the smart home revolution, but robotic furniture is coming, and it may be the ultimate space-saver for anyone with an apartment or small home. Designer Yves Béhar has collaborated with Ori, a company spun off from MIT Media Lab's CityHome project, to create a line of architectural robot units that can be used in place of the furniture in your home.Ori uses modular mechatronics to offer full-scale bedroom, living room, and offices in one unit. From retrac