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| | ===Capabilities=== | | ===Capabilities=== |
| | The Ultrahouse can perform ''at least'' the following tasks (it's possible that it has additional abilities for different situations): | | 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); home repair and maintenance; and gardening and yard work. |
| − | *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, providing personal grooming (shaves and haircuts), preparing baths (complete with candles and bubbles), and opening the drapes in the morning. |
| | *Personal Physician: Checking blood alcohol content, analyzing bathroom "leavings" (to determine favorite foods and possibly general health), and administering medications by dispensing pills or giving injections. | | *Personal Physician: Checking blood alcohol content, analyzing bathroom "leavings" (to determine favorite foods and possibly general health), and administering medications by dispensing pills or giving injections. |
| − | [[File:Ultrahouse 3000 2.png|right|thumb|One of the Ultrahouse's many camera "eyes," located in every room of the house.]] | + | [[File:Ultrahouse 3000 2.png|right|thumb|One of the Ultrahouse's many camera "eyes", located in every room of the house.]] |
| − | *Chef: Cooking, serving food, and doing the after-meal washing up. The ends of the dining room table lift up, forming a "V" shape, and streams of water spray the dishes and the table, washing any debris down a garbage disposal located at the bottom of the "V." The Ultrahouse can even set up flowers on the table, so it looks nice between meals. | + | *Chef: Cooking, serving food, and doing the after-meal washing up. The ends of the dining room table lift up, forming a "V" shape, and streams of water spray the dishes and the table, washing any debris down a garbage disposal located at the bottom of the "V". The Ultrahouse can even set up flowers on the table, so it looks nice between meals. |
| − | *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]]". |
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| | ===Central processor=== | | ===Central processor=== |
| | 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 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 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.
