homes future


Similarly, we’ll want – at times – to banish the trappings of work, and at the flick of a switch or press of a button, be able to change the character of the walls, ceiling, lighting and atmosphere of our home.” Taylor has been working with a panel of home and tech experts on the Vodafone Homes of the Future report, which ex- amines the future of homes and predicts how they’ll transform to cater for people spending more time in them, following the pandemic. A study for the report found more than a third (39%) of the 2,000 British adults questioned felt the pandemic lockdowns had changed their attitude towards their home and the way it should function, indicating a desire for change. Taylor and tech analyst Ben Wood – an expert on smart home developments who also contributed to the report – outline what some of those changes


might be…


HOME DRONES Drones will be our home helps, and instead of shouting at the kids to come down for dinner, or ringing them on their mobiles in their bedrooms, drones will be able to pass messages to them, as well as monitoring the temperature and air quality throughout the house. “In future, we’ll have robot drones that will provide even richer insights from within the home,” predicts Wood. “Rather than just being limited to areas that can be reached on wheels, they’ll be able to fly around multiple levels in your home.”


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