Do you live in small apartments and houses? Take a closer look at robotic furniture - a new product from IKEA (4 photos + video)

Following the modern fashion in residentialpeople tend to pay attention not so much to the design and decoration of their home, but to the maximum functionality of furniture structures and other interior elements. This is especially true for owners of those residential premises (apartments and houses), the area of ​​which is small and it is well worth using certain efforts and ingenuity.

To help the owners of such apartments in theirThe arrangement is intended to be a novelty from IKEA. This is a joint work of IKEA with the American startup Ori Living. The robotized furniture system called Rognan is designed specifically for people who want to ensure even in their small living space a comfortable and comfortable stay for their family.

The Rognan furniture block is controlled bytouch panel. It has a bed, a desk and a sofa, which has its own program: it is advanced if necessary, can move around the room and divide the space into two zones. Ori's robotic platform and IKEA Platsa series furniture in the complex ensure the functioning of this system. It is possible to combine it with the line of intelligent lighting cabinets and wardrobe Trakeri. Manufacturer's calculations show that the new creation of the company can save eight square meters of living space, which is quite noticeable for small-scale housing.

IKEA product developer Shona Strawn soexplained the principle of approach to design research when creating the Rognan Furniture Block: “Instead of making furniture smaller, we transform it into a function that you need at a certain time. When you sleep, you don't need a sofa, when you use a wardrobe, you don't need a bed. ”

Already in 2020, the Rognan system will go on sale, however, at first it can only be bought in Hong Kong and Japan. The price of the robotic furniture block has not yet been determined.