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MattMasonhasseenthefuture—andit’sfun.Masonlikesthinkingabouthowmachinescanmakeourliveseasierbydoingtheworkwehate,suchascleaning.Heshowsahardfloorcleaningsystemthat’sbuiltintothewall:itwillblowdirttoapartoftheroomwhereitwillbecollectedbyavacuum(吸尘器).Thenthesystemwilldropsomecleaneronthefloorandanarmwillmopitup.“Thismaytroubleyou,”saysKara,anexpertinMason’scompany.“Butyoucanprogramittocomeonat3a.m.,anditwilljustwet-mopthefloorforyou.”
Whenitcomestothekitchen,BruceBeihoff,anotherexpertatWhirlpool,issurethatinafewyears,robotswillbedoingmostoftheboringwork,freeingustorelax.“Morethanjustfun,futurekitchenswillbeenvironmentallyfriendly,”hesays.“Anewsystemwillbebuiltinthehousewhichcanrecycleenergylostfromyourkitchentomakethewholehomewarm.”
“Thefridgewillbethecenterofthehome,”saysDanielLee,amarketexpert.ThefridgewillhaveatouchscreenwhereyoucanwatchTV,surftheInternet,checkyoure-mail,keepashoppinglistandordervegetables.“Yourfridgeisthefirstplaceyougointhemorningandthelastplaceatnight,”saysLee.
Everwonderwhya1.9-metermananda1.6-meterwomanhavetocookmealsoncounters(工作台)ofthesameheight.“Theheightwasdecidedover50yearsago,accordingtotheheightofordinarywomen,”saysJaneLangmuir,anexpertofcookingmachines.“Buttimeshavechanged.Wehavemadeanewcounterwhereyoupressabuttonanditmovestowhateverheightyouwant.”Atthesametime,TedSelkeratMIT’sCounterlabhasmadetheDishmakerwhichletsyoumakedishesandbowlsoutofplasticsathome.Aftereachmeal,thedishesarechangedstraightbackintoplastics.