Robotic Furniture Transforming Living Spaces
IKEA and Ori Developing Robotic Furniture
Making the Most of Small Living Spaces
The world's biggest furniture brand, Sweden's IKEA is teaming up with a US startup Ori that began at MIT, to launch shape changing, multifunctional robotic furniture. They've just unveiled one of the top new innovations of the year - a moving, robotic room divider that makes the most of small living spaces, creating a living room, sleeping area, walk-in closet and more.
Ikea Rognan
This is the next generation of furniture where robotics, technology and design come together to address small living spaces. The Ikea Rognan is an L shaped storage unit that moves with motors and a switch. The functionality is impressive innovation. Rognan serves as a movable room divider. On one side there's a full bed that can be pulled out and secured back into the unit. On the other side, there's a sofa to create a living room. And on both sides of the unit, you can customize shelves and drawers for storage.
Launching 2020
Ikea has been developing this breakthrough piece of robotic furniture with Ori for two years and has now licensed it for its stores. Pricing hasn't been announced yet but Ikea is known to come in on the more affordable side. Rognan will launch in 2020, first in Hong Kong and Japan. For a free Kindle borrow on my book "List of Best New Innovations", go to amazon.com/author/ekane ASIN: B07NTWC3FW
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Making the Most of Small Living Spaces
The world's biggest furniture brand, Sweden's IKEA is teaming up with a US startup Ori that began at MIT, to launch shape changing, multifunctional robotic furniture. They've just unveiled one of the top new innovations of the year - a moving, robotic room divider that makes the most of small living spaces, creating a living room, sleeping area, walk-in closet and more.
Ikea Rognan
This is the next generation of furniture where robotics, technology and design come together to address small living spaces. The Ikea Rognan is an L shaped storage unit that moves with motors and a switch. The functionality is impressive innovation. Rognan serves as a movable room divider. On one side there's a full bed that can be pulled out and secured back into the unit. On the other side, there's a sofa to create a living room. And on both sides of the unit, you can customize shelves and drawers for storage.
Launching 2020
Ikea has been developing this breakthrough piece of robotic furniture with Ori for two years and has now licensed it for its stores. Pricing hasn't been announced yet but Ikea is known to come in on the more affordable side. Rognan will launch in 2020, first in Hong Kong and Japan. For a free Kindle borrow on my book "List of Best New Innovations", go to amazon.com/author/ekane ASIN: B07NTWC3FW
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