Gallery: Robo-Furniture From MIT Makes The Most of Tiny Apartments

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    Ori is a new line of furniture that its founder, Hasier Larrea, describes as robotic, intelligent, and dynamic. Unlike other flexible furniture systems, it's controlled through a thermostat-like module.
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    The first rollout is essentially a big wall of shelves with a pop-out desk, a closet, and a trundle-style bed tucked underneath.
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    Sensor-rigged actuators control the moving and sliding. Those sensors are embedded as a safety precaution, to avoid moving furniture into or onto someone.
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    A bed can disappear, to make room for a work desk. A wall can come down, to create private spaces in an otherwise open studio apartment. A 350-square-foot apartment will, ideally, function more like a 600-square-foot one.
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