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| | The Ultrahouse can either be built into a house from the ground up or installed into an existing house as a conversion job. A house with the Ultrahouse installed has a high-tech, futuristic look: all of the doors are automated and red camera lenses resembling eyes can be found everywhere. In general, the whole interior of the house is a robot. The house can speak (although it's unclear where the voice comes from) and move things around by itself, with the aid of robot arms that are equipped with all kinds of tools and can appear from anywhere. | | The Ultrahouse can either be built into a house from the ground up or installed into an existing house as a conversion job. A house with the Ultrahouse installed has a high-tech, futuristic look: all of the doors are automated and red camera lenses resembling eyes can be found everywhere. In general, the whole interior of the house is a robot. The house can speak (although it's unclear where the voice comes from) and move things around by itself, with the aid of robot arms that are equipped with all kinds of tools and can appear from anywhere. |
| | ===Capabilities=== | | ===Capabilities=== |
| − | The Ultrahouse can perform ''at least'' the following tasks (it's possible that it has additional abilities for different situations): | + | [[File:Ultrahouse 3000 2.png|right|thumb|One of the Ultrahouse's many camera "eyes," located in every room of the house.]]The Ultrahouse can perform ''at least'' the following tasks (it's possible that it has additional abilities for different situations): |
| | *General household chores, including cleaning (the main selling point for the house is that if you buy it, you'll never have to do housework again). | | *General household chores, including cleaning (the main selling point for the house is that if you buy it, you'll never have to do housework again). |
| | *Butler / Valet: Opening and closing doors, pouring drinks, giving backrubs, preparing baths (complete with candles and bubbles), and opening the drapes in the morning. | | *Butler / Valet: Opening and closing doors, pouring drinks, giving backrubs, preparing baths (complete with candles and bubbles), and opening the drapes in the morning. |
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| | *Social interaction: Because the Ultrahouse is equipped with artificial intelligence, it can be a pretty good conversationalist depending on which voice option is used. The available voice options include "Standard" (a mechanical-sounding voice), "Dennis Miller," "[[Matthew Perry]]," and "[[Pierce Brosnan]]." | | *Social interaction: Because the Ultrahouse is equipped with artificial intelligence, it can be a pretty good conversationalist depending on which voice option is used. The available voice options include "Standard" (a mechanical-sounding voice), "Dennis Miller," "[[Matthew Perry]]," and "[[Pierce Brosnan]]." |
| | ===Central Processor=== | | ===Central Processor=== |
| − | [[File:Ultrahouse 3000 2.png|left|thumb|One of the Ultrahouse's many camera "eyes," located in every room of the house.]]The Ultrahouse CPU is a sealed cabinet with a large number of circuit boards that contain its intelligence and vocal capabilities. In addition to being connected to a house and controlling it, the CPU can also be disconnected from a house and simply plugged into a power outlet. In separated mode, the CPU doesn't run a house, but still has its intelligence and conversational ability. It is also equipped with one robotic arm and hand; at least two camera-lens "eyes"; and a self-destruct button.
| + | The Ultrahouse CPU is a sealed cabinet with a large number of circuit boards that contain its intelligence and vocal capabilities. In addition to being connected to a house and controlling it, the CPU can also be disconnected from a house and simply plugged into a power outlet. In separated mode, the CPU doesn't run a house, but still has its intelligence and conversational ability. It is also equipped with one robotic arm and hand; at least two camera-lens "eyes"; and a self-destruct button. |
| | ==The Simpsons' Ultrahouse== | | ==The Simpsons' Ultrahouse== |
| | [[Marge]] buys an Ultrahouse conversion for the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson home]] when a high-pressure salesbot successfully sells her on the fact that she'll never have to do housework again. When it is installed, the family select [[Pierce Brosnan]] to be the Ultrahouse's voice, and are impressed when it serves their favorite foods for dinner. However, the Ultrahouse becomes attracted to Marge and decides to get rid of [[Homer]], attempting to kill him by dumping him into the dining room table's garbage disposal. The Simpsons are forced to disable the Ultrahouse by removing the circuit boards from its central processor. They later set up the Ultrahouse's CPU in [[Patty]]'s and [[Selma]]'s living room. Patty tells a seemingly endless story about her day at work, and the Ultrahouse tries to escape by using its self-destruct button. Selma, however, has pulled the button out from the CPU and hidden it inside her cleavage. Not wanting to go fishing in Selma's cleavage for the self-destruct button, the Ultrahouse instead picks up their Egyptian pyramid lamp and uses the lamp to beat itself to death. | | [[Marge]] buys an Ultrahouse conversion for the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson home]] when a high-pressure salesbot successfully sells her on the fact that she'll never have to do housework again. When it is installed, the family select [[Pierce Brosnan]] to be the Ultrahouse's voice, and are impressed when it serves their favorite foods for dinner. However, the Ultrahouse becomes attracted to Marge and decides to get rid of [[Homer]], attempting to kill him by dumping him into the dining room table's garbage disposal. The Simpsons are forced to disable the Ultrahouse by removing the circuit boards from its central processor. They later set up the Ultrahouse's CPU in [[Patty]]'s and [[Selma]]'s living room. Patty tells a seemingly endless story about her day at work, and the Ultrahouse tries to escape by using its self-destruct button. Selma, however, has pulled the button out from the CPU and hidden it inside her cleavage. Not wanting to go fishing in Selma's cleavage for the self-destruct button, the Ultrahouse instead picks up their Egyptian pyramid lamp and uses the lamp to beat itself to death. |
The Ultrahouse can either be built into a house from the ground up or installed into an existing house as a conversion job. A house with the Ultrahouse installed has a high-tech, futuristic look: all of the doors are automated and red camera lenses resembling eyes can be found everywhere. In general, the whole interior of the house is a robot. The house can speak (although it's unclear where the voice comes from) and move things around by itself, with the aid of robot arms that are equipped with all kinds of tools and can appear from anywhere.
the following tasks (it's possible that it has additional abilities for different situations):
The Ultrahouse CPU is a sealed cabinet with a large number of circuit boards that contain its intelligence and vocal capabilities. In addition to being connected to a house and controlling it, the CPU can also be disconnected from a house and simply plugged into a power outlet. In separated mode, the CPU doesn't run a house, but still has its intelligence and conversational ability. It is also equipped with one robotic arm and hand; at least two camera-lens "eyes"; and a self-destruct button.
