Here's how I would do it. You turn over space in the cabinet to an
appliance center with an articulating arm and an elevator to the
counter top.
When the person calls for an appliance, or a pan, the arm retrieves
the device and places it on the lift.
When the item is ready to be put back, the user places it back on the
lift and hits the return button. The arm reaches out to the device
once it is lowered and docks with it. This docking station may use
probe and drogue or laser sighting or visual image or something.
When the item passes down from the counter, it goes through an RFID
sensor field which tells the arm what the object is and where it goes.
The program may even evaluate the best storage plan or optimize the
current order based on evaluating usage data over time. It would email
proposed changes to the administrator.
The active RFID on the devices would broadcast battery life
information. A central house server would at intervals ping the tags
to check levels. It could also submit regular reports of battery
performance to be compiled into the household data management (TPS)
reports.
When the house server senses that an appliance is ready to recharge,
it instructs the arm to place it onto a charger sled. The cabinet door
opens and the ramp falls down, or the bottom of the cabinet is the
floor (since things will be on shelves and hooks). The the sled rolls
out with the device and takes it to the sunny spot and deploys its
array. The server knows where the sunny spots are because it has
sensors and knows the track of the sun.
Meal prep procedures can be saved. If you want to make pasta, the
computer remembers you need the big pot (first) and then delivers the
smaller pot for boiling the pasta. Maybe the elevator is next to the
sink and the faucet swings over and puts just the right amount of
water into the pan. This progam can be easily pieced together using a
rudementary task-list command builder.
The sink is activated by a sensor located directly under the faucet
head. When an object trips the sensor, the water turns on. The rate
and temp is determined by presets. One default setting would govern in
the absence of an overriding protocol. However, if you said I'm going
to be washing the dishes, a preset would take over changing the volume
and temp of the water flow. Foot controls allow the user to apply
manual adjustments. After setting it to wash, the computer would reset
it to default flow after a period of inactivity.
Upper cabinets that come straight down for total 360 or at least 270
access. Goods stored in upper cabinets would be lowered to allow easy
access for everyone regardless of height. The doors would also still
work.
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