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For decades, people have been captivated by the idea of ​​the house of the future. Think back to The Jetsons: The futuristic cartoon family had a home with technology like a robot vacuum, automated food preparation and robotic arms to help getting dressed and grooming.< /p>

While we don't have robots dressing us yet, some of the Jetsons prophecies have already come true (I'm looking at you, iRobot). The majority of us have already welcomed smart devices into our homes to some extent and will continue to do so.

A recent Wall Street Journal article paints a fascinating picture of what ambient computing might look like in our homes in the near future, and it's not unlike The Jetsons. Imagine a network of connected devices in your home that do things like inventory your refrigerator and order items you've run out of; provide suggestions (including a visual mockup) on what to wear; project your calendar onto your bathroom mirror while you brush your teeth each morning; and much more.

And that's not all. Ambient computing will undoubtedly make its way into the workplace as well. Driverless cars could take us to work and intelligently navigate traffic without disturbing us. Once we're at work, smart office systems could adjust HVAC operations to efficiently cool or heat specific areas based on employee movements, schedules, and habits.

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In addition, buildings themselves could communicate with utilities to optimize power generation and storage operations. In an increasingly connected world, each new connection creates new potential use cases.

Whether you're personally interested or not, experts estimate that the ambient computing revolution is only five or ten years away. And in many ways it's already here, but on a smaller scale.

Chances are you have at least one smart device, be it a virtual assistant or a smart thermostat. By next year, more than half (53.9%) of US households will actively use smart home devices, and the global smart home market is expected to reach a staggering amount.