The Robot-Ready Home: Meet the Families Building Income-Generating Houses

By Futurist Thomas Frey

Sarah Bennett stands in what will become her robotics command center—a room that doesn’t exist in any house built before 2035.

“This is where the magic happens,” she tells the builder, gesturing at the 15-foot by 20-foot space with 12-foot ceilings. “Three hydroponic towers here, harvesting robot there, packaging station along that wall.”

Her builder, Tom Harrison, marks his tablet. This is his seventh robot-ready home this year. “You’re sure about the drainage? Hydroponic systems can leak.”

“Triple-redundant,” Sarah confirms. “I’ve been running a farm out of my garage for two years. I know what can go wrong.”

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