By Futurist Thomas Frey
In the coming decade, robots won’t just live in our homes—they’ll work in them. And that changes everything about how we design residential space.
As houses become micro-factories, micro-farms, fulfillment hubs, drone ports, tailoring studios, and automated kitchens, the physical footprint of the home will need to grow substantially. The 2040 household won’t resemble the compact, human-only residences we’ve known for generations.
Instead, families will increasingly require homes with built-in robotics zones: rooms for articulated-arm kitchens, basements full of 3D printers, garage-based laundry stations, charging alcoves for mobile service bots, drone landing pads, indoor hydroponic grow bays, and small workshops where maintenance robots repair each other.
This shift means the future of housing is not just about shelter—it’s about workspace. If robots are to operate efficiently, homes must evolve into hybrid living-working ecosystems.
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