2023名校版高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解精讀含答案smartSetonaslopedplot(山坡)abovePragueinthecity’sTrojadistrict,VillaSophiahasnokeys,nolightswitchesandapianothatcanplaybyitself.

ThehousecanclosethewindowswhenitrainsandreadaloudmaterialsithasselectedfromtheInternet,basedontheowners’interests.“Thehouseislikeabrain,”saidMichaelaPankova,

who

sharesthehomewithherhusband,KarelPanek,andtheirdaughters.“Itmakesdecisionsforyoubasedonpreviousexperience.”

Thehome,designedbythePrague-basedfirmCollColl,isintendedtogobeyondautomatedtoautonomous.“Aswesay,ifwehavetocontrolitourselves,it’snotsmartenough,”saidMr.Panek,acomputerscientist.Thecouplewantednocompromisesinqualityandefficiency.

Whentheycouldn’tfindatechnologythatmettheirstandards,Mr.Panek,thebrainbehindhishome’sbrain,designedhisownsystem.Whilefamilymembersgoabouttheirdailylives,thesystemcollectsdataandevaluatesthatdatainrealtime,thencomesupwithsolutionsandimplements(實(shí)施)them.Itcanacceptdeliverieswhenthefamilyisn’the,thankstoindividualdoorfromafarandvaluationofthehome’sexternalcontext.Itcanpreheatthedrivewaytoclearsnowandice(butonlyifitpredictsitsuse,savingenergyotherwise)andlockthedoors.Putenergyhomesecurityandconvenienceaside,thesystem’sbenefitisthatindevelopingbeyondasmarthomesystemtoasmarthomeitfreethehomeownerfromtheburdenofconstantcontrol.Mr.Panekcallshimselfatechnologyoptimist,

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thesystem.

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