meanwhile, lara has been to the british seaside. not on holiday, though. i have been looking at how 56 is hoping to make our coastline safer. and, it s robot floors! chris has been making a right mess to put vacuum bots to the test. our robot now has a tail. yeah, i m not sure that was the aim. it s big, brash, bright, bold, really big! and it s back. did i mention it s big? set in the heart of berlin, ifa is europe s largest tech expo, and for the first time in such a long time i got to come back to the coolest city in the world to see what s cooking. ifa is back to its heady mix of showiness and practicality, a place where your fridge can be part of a massive light show, with colour changing panels and a party mode. your garden is also now portable and lives indoors. those could do with the water, though. and, yes, they do go big on their washing machines, either that or i ve shrunk in the wash. disinfection robot. all right, i m disinfected, thank you. here s a tip if yo
now on bbc news, click. this week, we re back in berlin as europe s largest tech show powers up. yeah, we ll glide through the halls to see what s big, what s new and what s bonkers. what are you doing? multitasking. meanwhile, lara has been to the british seaside. not on holiday, though. i have been looking at how 56 is hoping to make our coastline safer. and it s robot floors! chris has been making a right mess to put vacuum bots to the test. our robot now has a tail. yeah, i m not sure that was the aim. it s big, brash, bright, bold, really big! and it s back. did i mention it s big? set in the heart of berlin, ifa is europe s largest tech expo, and for the first time in such a long time i got to come back to the coolest city in the world to see what s cooking. ifa is back to its heady mix of showiness and practicality, a place where your fridge can be part of a massive light show, with colour changing panels and a party mode. your garden is also now portable and lives ind
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developed in the 19505, the plan was to have a city within a city, with 2,000 flats, landscaped gardens, a lake, school and church right on the doorstep. and it s now home to the biggest art centre in europe. it s a prime example of brutalist architecture. and although it s not everyone s cup of tea, it s definitely iconic and has even attracted more modern icons to make their own art here. this is definitely a vision of a utopian community, as it was in the 50s or 60s. but the way we think about smart living hasn tjust been heading in one direction. lights on. lights off. blinds up. blinds down. robo vacuum, vacuum. robo vacuum, go home. you may have seen home appliances like these that connect to your wi fi router and even onto the internet itself, so they can be monitored and controlled remotely. these days, it is totally possible to control smart appliances in your home using an app, and get information back from them. but in the future, of course, we will want even mor