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Picture this: You wake up in the morning. The light turns on. You go into the bathroom and the shower starts. The water is the perfect temperature. In the kitchen, your breakfast is ready. Now it's time to go to work. It's a rainy day. Your umbrella and hat are by the door. How is that possible? Welcome to your future life!

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Technology will allow homes in the future to be “smart.” Appliances will communicate with each other-and with you. Your stove will tell you when your food is cooked and ready to eat. Refrigerators will suggest recipes based on the food you already have.

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The technology is possible because of devices called RFID chips. Future RFID chips will store information about all the items in your house. When you need more food, your cabinets will tell you to buy it. 

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Are you tired of the color or pattern of your walls? In a smart home you won’t have to repaint them. The walls will actually be digital screens, like computer or TV screens. The new  walls can become clear, like windows, or display colors and patterns, like walls.

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 A computer network will link these walls with everything else in your house. It will also adapt to your preferences. Your house can learn about your likes and dislikes. It will then use that knowledge to control the environment. For example, it will set the heat in the house to your favorite temperature. It will also darken the windows at night and lighten them up when it is time to wake up.

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But how about your cooked breakfast, and the umbrella and hat you found by the door? For those, you can thank your robot helper. Futurologists predict that many homes will have robots in the future. Robots already do many things, such as building cars and vacuuming floors. Scientists today are starting to build friendlier robots.