We all know that in the distant future powerful robots will cater to our every whim and work as we know it will cease to exist (at least we're keeping our fingers crossed). But in the near future?

Thanks to advances in consumer tech, daily activities like stirring your coffee and ironing your clothes just might become obsolete. Think what you could do with all the extra time and energy you’ll save by not mowing your lawn or mopping your floors. You could write the great American novel, or start working on a cure for cancer. Or catch a few M.A.S.H. reruns…

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Inside a green and wired Swedish home: onClick="window.open('','popup1','height=500,width=450,scrollbars=no,resize=no')"
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Read the feature article "It Takes Tech to Tango."