The Reinvention of Social Housing

4: My Housing Manager is an Android

Meanwhile, in the not-so-distant future...Transfixed on navigating the troughs and crests of Britain's welfare system the housing sector fails to notice another threat to its existence….

In a rapidly ageing society humankind is under-resourced and unable to deliver even the most basic care standards we’re currently used to…

Swathes of people are made redundant following the automation of many major industries…

Escalating technological advances create a new ‘normal’ for human and object interaction - a level at which housing associations aren’t geared to operate on.

How can we harness upcoming technology to survive this vision of the future?

WHAT WOULD THE REACTION BE IF WE GAVE CUSTOMERS

A ROBOT ASSISTANT , LIKE SIRI OR CORTANA, RATHER

THAN A HUMAN INTERFACE?

Shapeshift - Transform Appearance

Model One: Big Housing 6

Have and do everything - unlimited potential

Humanoid by default Unobtrusive

Can measure health and wellbeing metrics

Model Two: Amy – The Virtual Assistant

Calendar with remindersCustomizable

appearance - personal avatar

Hologram from wrist-watch device

Task prioritization - daily scheduler

Interacts with loads of stuff! (IoT enabled)

Reports repairs

Can chose hair, clothes

and smell and has a cute face

Model Three: Scarlet/Roxy

Prevents repairs casesIncludes a jet-pack for getting up stairs

and a dancing mode

Hacked version of ‘Pepper’ - an existing robot assistant

Knows when you’re having a

bad day and will bring you

booze

Will conduct personal care -

prevent partners getting

desexualised

Witty Banter - will back chat

you

Provides employment support and

advice

Model Four: Jobot

Can help develop

interview skills

Robot octopus with a human

face...

Comes with a spray can for

imitating works by Banksy

Web access – for online shopping

Has a pizza cutter tentacle