When you think of motorized furniture, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? For me, my mind goes to a lot of the science fiction-type TV shows I watched as a kid. Some of these shows portrayed 21st century life as a time when we would be able to travel to space on a daily basis (or possibly even live there), robots would do all our work for us, and the laws of gravity would be suspended.
While space travel has yet to become routine for most of us, the fact is that the 21st century is here and some of the scenarios from those old TV shows have actually been surpassed by today’s reality. While the particulars may be a bit different, many of the concepts are there. (Don’t believe me? The next time you’re using Skype or Facetime, imagine George Jetson talking to Jane over their video monitors.)
One area where these advances are apparent is in the realm of automated furniture. While the concept may have seemed like a frivolous pipedream just a couple of decades ago, it has become a practical and viable reality.
A perfect example is in the area of table lifts. While an item such as this may seem to be extravagant on the first glance, here is a real-world scenario where I can imagine this being a completely useful item. My wife stands at just about 5 feet tall, if she’s wearing thick socks. As the result of a car accident when she was a child, she suffers from a great deal of back pain. I, on the other hand, am just a shade short of 6 feet tall. I can easily imagine a multitude of situations in our home where having a table with a motorized lift mechanism to adjust the height would be a wonderful thing.
For example, my wife loves to sew and frequently uses our dining room table as a work space, simply because it gives her plenty of room to work. Integrating some automated furniture technology into a sewing table for her would be so helpful to her, and would likely pay for itself in savings at the chiropractor’s office very quickly.
This is just one simple example of how motorized furniture could make my life better now. How could it help you?
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