How Robots and A.I. Will Make Your City A Sci-Fi Reality

Robots and A.I. could have a big impact on our urban future. "Bweep boo bweeeee," Simon-360 screeches electronically out of its 600-pound metallic frame, rousing you from your slumber atop a mattress made of pressurized warm air. You force one eye open and catch a blurry glimpse of a sunny day from inside your glass-encased condo atop a 2-mile high stratoscraper. The busy yet harmonious morning commute of autonomous flying buses, jet-packed professionals, and schoolchildren on boards that actually hover has already begun in your megacity. I've made you breakfast," your self-aware artificial housekeeper explains, pouring a glass filled with orange juice, fried eggs, toast, and bacon on your face.