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Kent Larson. Rubio, Carlos R. (Carlos Roberto) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2016-01-04T20:01:28Z 2016-01-04T20:01:28Z 2015 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100642 933237463 Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2015. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 94). As more people move to cities, space is becoming more limited and expensive. Robotic furniture can increase functionality and optimize space, allowing spaces to feel as if they were three times the size. These mechatronic systems need capable electronics and connected microcontrollers to bring furniture to the Internet of Things (IoT). We present these electronics and firmware for three smart robotic spaces. These smart spaces need powerful software and computing systems to enable the transformations and give magic to the space. We present software written for three smart robotic spaces. The right user interfaces are vital for rich user experience. User studies with different smart home user interfaces show that although tactile interfaces are the most reliable and easiest to work with, people are hopeful for sufficiently robust gestural and speech interfaces in future smart homes. The urban homes and offices of the future are smart, customizable, and robotic. by Carlos R. Rubio. M.Eng. 94 pages eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. An API for smart objects and multimodal user interfaces for the smart home and office Application programming interface for smart objects and multimodal user interfaces for the smart home and office Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="4c40f3fc-a624-4997-a140-ed700c02fc10"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>An API for smart objects and multimodal user interfaces for the smart home and office</Title> <Subtitle>Application programming interface for smart objects and multimodal user interfaces for the smart home and office</Subtitle> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2015</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Rubio, Carlos R. (Carlos Roberto)</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.</Keyword> <Abstract>As more people move to cities, space is becoming more limited and expensive. Robotic furniture can increase functionality and optimize space, allowing spaces to feel as if they were three times the size. These mechatronic systems need capable electronics and connected microcontrollers to bring furniture to the Internet of Things (IoT). We present these electronics and firmware for three smart robotic spaces. These smart spaces need powerful software and computing systems to enable the transformations and give magic to the space. We present software written for three smart robotic spaces. The right user interfaces are vital for rich user experience. User studies with different smart home user interfaces show that although tactile interfaces are the most reliable and easiest to work with, people are hopeful for sufficiently robust gestural and speech interfaces in future smart homes. The urban homes and offices of the future are smart, customizable, and robotic.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>